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inextricably

adv.
C1 Advanced US //ˌɪˈnɛkstɹɪˌkəbɫi// UK //ˌɪnɛkstɹˈɪkəbli// in·ex·tri·ca·bly

adv. impossible to separate from something else. You use this when two things are so closely connected that you cannot change one without changing the other.

adv. impossible to separate or disentangle from something else. Often describes a deep, fundamental connection between two concepts or entities.


SIMPLE

The success of the project is inextricably linked to the team's hard work.

CONTEXTUAL

The two political parties are inextricably tied together by their shared history and mutual dependence on the same donors.

COMPLEX

The economic recovery is inextricably tied to the health of the global trade system, making it impossible for one nation to prosper while its neighbors remain in crisis.

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