as in inflexible
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Recent Examples of inelastic
And so the question is, is supply inelastic or not?
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s no easy substitute for eggs, which makes demand for them inelastic — meaning consumers and businesses generally buy the same amount no matter the cost.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
These deep inelastic scattering experiments showed, experimentally, that there were indeed individual structures inside the proton, and that individual fundamental particles (like electrons) would scatter off of them in different ways.
—Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s no easy substitute for eggs, which makes demand for them inelastic — meaning consumers and businesses generally buy the same amount no matter the cost.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
These deep inelastic scattering experiments showed, experimentally, that there were indeed individual structures inside the proton, and that individual fundamental particles (like electrons) would scatter off of them in different ways.
—Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
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Some sources, like nuclear energy, are reliable but inflexible.—
Erin Baker,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Make sure all backup data is encrypted and inflexible.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The explosion in new construction projects was also allowed by the fact that the Austin city government has made building new apartments easier in recent years, rewriting zoning laws, cutting parking requirements, and encouraging dense, walkable development.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.—
Michael Bennon,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.—
Sarah Dadouch,
Washington Post,
25 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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The younger Cave, with a mop of jet black hair and thick eyebrows just like his father, is talking to The Hollywood Reporter about being directed by Kristen Stewart in her feature film debut.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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At the opposite end of the court, a thick layer of melancholy was present.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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That means no heavy equipment and fewer dishes to clean. 2.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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The Florida Panthers’ run of consistent success over the past handful of years, which reached a crescendo last year with the franchise winning its first Stanley Cup, plays a heavy part in that.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Operational friction, fulfilment risk, and a need to rebalance sourcing, inventory, and vendor strategies in a compressed timeline.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The New Mexico senator said the compressed general election campaign schedule hurt Harris’s chances.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.—
Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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