as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes
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Recent Examples of ineluctable
That is unfortunate but ineluctable, given the balance on the battlefield and the unwillingness of both the Biden administration and the current one to pour in the military resources that would give Ukraine a chance of defeating Russia.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation.
—Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
The Reichstag fire burns in the distance, and precursors to Nazism are everywhere in evidence; the coming violence feels ineluctable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
But the ineluctable truth is that capitalism is here to stay and has no competitor.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation.
—Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
The Reichstag fire burns in the distance, and precursors to Nazism are everywhere in evidence; the coming violence feels ineluctable.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
But the ineluctable truth is that capitalism is here to stay and has no competitor.
—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineluctable
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Now, those same outlets are betting on its ‘inevitable’ collapse amid US economic struggles.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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While the administration can slow the decline, coal’s long-term retreat is near-inevitable.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some 72% of respondents said an increase of 5% or higher would be sufficient to cover everyday expenses, the AARP survey found, while 26% said an 8% increase would be necessary to keep up with rising costs.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Patient care is one of the most necessary and humane interactions in all of humanity.—
Aaron Everitt,
STAT,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Ineluctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctable. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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