the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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The story about Bagel veers through the inevitable health issues that come with owning a 16-year-old cat and lands on a pedantic piece of wordplay about the name of Bagel’s preferred pill-providing supplement, Easypill Giver Cat.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This means we’ll also be challenged to move through the inevitable uncertainties any new beginning holds.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 16 Dec. 2025
Now, her latest hairstyle marks the inevitable moment in Black girlhood where Blue Ivy is starting to come into her own.
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Mercury’s clash with Uranus encourages you to quit fighting the inevitable.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This means we’ll also be challenged to move through the inevitable uncertainties any new beginning holds.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 16 Dec. 2025
Now, her latest hairstyle marks the inevitable moment in Black girlhood where Blue Ivy is starting to come into her own.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Mercury’s clash with Uranus encourages you to quit fighting the inevitable.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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 25 Dec. 2025.
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