as in inevitably
because of necessity
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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Recent Examples of necessarily
Workers had discovered that during construction, multiple crews had labored in parallel on separate parts of the building and each applied a different structural system without necessarily informing the other or the architects.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025
And not all Iowa Democrats are necessarily looking to bring the first-in-the-nation status back.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
The breakfast photo is the ur-text of the narcissistic internet, a bit of content that no one else is necessarily interested in but which the poster feels the need, or even the responsibility, to make public for anyone online to see.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
But Chin said that the administration does not expect to win every case or even necessarily most cases.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025
And not all Iowa Democrats are necessarily looking to bring the first-in-the-nation status back.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
The breakfast photo is the ur-text of the narcissistic internet, a bit of content that no one else is necessarily interested in but which the poster feels the need, or even the responsibility, to make public for anyone online to see.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
But Chin said that the administration does not expect to win every case or even necessarily most cases.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessarily
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That worldview imagines Washington as the architect of resilience itself, able to anticipate risks, coordinate across jurisdictions, and step in when state resources inevitably fall short.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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That’s no way to run a government and leads inevitably to significant swings in policy as both parties maneuver to force through their agenda by any means necessary.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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