as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
Her work offers a new perspective on the notion that conditions tied to childbirth, hormones, or aging are unavoidable.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
During today’s announcement, Kennedy at least acknowledged the trade-offs inherent in scaring pregnant Americans off Tylenol, and allowed that, sometimes, using it is unavoidable.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The unavoidable truth nowadays is that being wealthy is the only safe guarantee to receiving the best possible care.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular maintenance is unavoidable, and robots are the only tools capable of performing it safely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
During today’s announcement, Kennedy at least acknowledged the trade-offs inherent in scaring pregnant Americans off Tylenol, and allowed that, sometimes, using it is unavoidable.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The unavoidable truth nowadays is that being wealthy is the only safe guarantee to receiving the best possible care.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular maintenance is unavoidable, and robots are the only tools capable of performing it safely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
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The chart from yesterday underlines how Brighton posed all of the threat from the hour-mark until the seemingly inevitable equaliser arrived, with Wolves generating some attacking momentum only after they had been pegged back.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Although both sides said the right things publicly, a breakup between Williams and the Hornets was inevitable after the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February got rescinded, and Williams acknowledged as much during his media day session in Phoenix.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mayor's office said the quick timeline is necessary to meet state notification deadlines for the change to take effect.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jackson picked the cold case right back up but had to dispatch colleagues to do the voluminous number of necessary interviews and to pursue any new tips.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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