inextricable
adjective
in·ex·tri·ca·ble
ˌi-nik-ˈstri-kə-bəl 
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri-
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri-
1
: forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
2
a
: incapable of being disentangled or untied
an inextricable knot
b
: not capable of being solved
Examples of inextricable in a Sentence
He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health.
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Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Huang sees the dawn of AI as a new industrial revolution, with inextricable links between energy use and human prosperity.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
But Gen Alpha’s love of viral brands and collectible trinkets is inextricable from their digital-native status.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
His characters are so recognizably, painfully millennial because their selfhood is so obviously mediated by the Internet; their instincts are inextricable from their upbringing in an online ecosystem that seizes every individual’s desires and vulnerabilities as fodder for profit and exploitation.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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inextricable
adjective
in·ex·tri·ca·ble
ˌin-ik-ˈstrik-ə-bəl
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)strik-
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)strik-
: impossible to untangle or to get free from
an inextricable knot
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