as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes
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Recent Examples of ineluctable
That is unfortunate but ineluctable, given the balance on the battlefield and the unwillingness of both the Biden administration and the current one to pour in the military resources that would give Ukraine a chance of defeating Russia.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation.
—Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Embarrassed by the scandal, the DOJ had no choice but to prosecute — but all the while knowing that a pardon was ineluctable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
The Reichstag fire burns in the distance, and precursors to Nazism are everywhere in evidence; the coming violence feels ineluctable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation.
—Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Embarrassed by the scandal, the DOJ had no choice but to prosecute — but all the while knowing that a pardon was ineluctable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
The Reichstag fire burns in the distance, and precursors to Nazism are everywhere in evidence; the coming violence feels ineluctable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineluctable
Adjective
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That change was inevitable given the high-quality matchups on the last weekend of September.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To help prolong the life of your heavy-duty bedding, only wash when necessary, and consider using a duvet to reduce the frequency of cleaning.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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The deal is good at any participating Krispy Kreme shop for a free medium hot or iced coffee and a free doughnut of choice, no purchase necessary (good in stores and via drive-thru at participating shops).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Ineluctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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