as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Recent Examples of inescapable
The pressures and the politics are inescapable.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
The inescapable truth is that LA has a housing shortage, which our City Council has been aware of for a long time.
—Henry Mantel, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Euphoria’s third season, which concludes on May 28, has been inescapable for anyone with a smartphone.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026
Yet the violence gripping and reshaping the country has been inescapable.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
The inescapable truth is that LA has a housing shortage, which our City Council has been aware of for a long time.
—Henry Mantel, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Euphoria’s third season, which concludes on May 28, has been inescapable for anyone with a smartphone.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026
Yet the violence gripping and reshaping the country has been inescapable.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for inescapable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapable
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Labour in turmoil With Burnham’s return to front line politics, a leadership race seems all but inevitable.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Messi is the standing rebuttal — a leader whose authority was never announced, only demonstrated; whose visibility was never imposed, only inevitable.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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She's seen these parents put off their own health, including necessary surgeries.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Simple, age-appropriate conversations about device use could help children understand the difference between necessary engagement and recreation.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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