the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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Finally, there is the inevitable matter of what all this shiny new technology will cost.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The city should immediately assemble a litigation team to prepare to fight the inevitable attempts by Trump to block their receipt of federal funds.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Ignoring the potential obligations of the inevitable awards run for One Battle After Another, her own feature directorial debut (Paramount’s Get Lite, starring Storm Reid) is expected to start filming in the spring.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Will the inevitable nights of two, three and maybe even four goals come back?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The city should immediately assemble a litigation team to prepare to fight the inevitable attempts by Trump to block their receipt of federal funds.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Ignoring the potential obligations of the inevitable awards run for One Battle After Another, her own feature directorial debut (Paramount’s Get Lite, starring Storm Reid) is expected to start filming in the spring.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Will the inevitable nights of two, three and maybe even four goals come back?
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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