the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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The ebike is built around an alloy hard-tail frame with a lockout suspension fork offering 80 mm of travel, plus a suspension seatpost, for absorbing the inevitable bumps along the way.
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New Atlas, 19 July 2025
At the same time, there’s a good chance that the inevitable next film does deliver on its promise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 July 2025
And as thousands of residents across the Kansas City metro woke to flash flooding alerts, owners and employees in the strip of local businesses on KCK’s Seventh Street, which saw notable flooding, headed in to assess the inevitable.
—Sofi Zeman
july 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
The human role is now to understand what to ask the models for the best results, and to iron out the inevitable problems that crop up along the way.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 July 2025
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New Atlas, 19 July 2025
At the same time, there’s a good chance that the inevitable next film does deliver on its promise.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 July 2025
And as thousands of residents across the Kansas City metro woke to flash flooding alerts, owners and employees in the strip of local businesses on KCK’s Seventh Street, which saw notable flooding, headed in to assess the inevitable.
—Sofi Zeman
july 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
The human role is now to understand what to ask the models for the best results, and to iron out the inevitable problems that crop up along the way.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 July 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 Jul. 2025.
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