as in inevitability
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
given the age of her car, she has resigned herself to the inevitableness of its demise in the not-too-distant future
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Noun
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But the gooners’ rise does, in retrospect, possess a certain inevitability.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The series then retreats to 2019 to trace the circumstances that led to these killings, building toward the inevitability of Maggie and Paul’s death and filtering the whole family through a lens of catastrophe, where every member is either ill-fated or devious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cosplayers are a community unto themselves, and at NYCC, the likelihood of passing by a fully functioning DIY transformer costume is as great as passing someone on the street who had a bodega bacon, egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast.—
Nikki Birch,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Analysts expect the first have a higher likelihood of being upheld, while the reciprocal tariffs could be declared unconstitutional.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Confidence is different from certainty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Reality shows exist so that there’s some certainty in the world.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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This has always been about embracing probabilities, not the luxury of following certainties.—
Sam McDowell
November 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Inevitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitableness. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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