the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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For Van Der Beek, traditional treatment proved no more effective at staving off the inevitable than the alternatives.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
What’s less clear is how much of that money will reimburse venue-hosting cities for the inevitable extra costs.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
The lighter punishment and the gallant fight only put off the inevitable.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
That maximum entropy, lowest energy state is the inevitable end-state of the Universe.
—Big Think, 16 Feb. 2026
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
What’s less clear is how much of that money will reimburse venue-hosting cities for the inevitable extra costs.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
The lighter punishment and the gallant fight only put off the inevitable.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
That maximum entropy, lowest energy state is the inevitable end-state of the Universe.
—Big Think, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the inevitable
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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