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
The Reichstag fire burns in the distance, and precursors to Nazism are everywhere in evidence; the coming violence feels ineluctable.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Embarrassed by the scandal, the DOJ had no choice but to prosecute — but all the while knowing that a pardon was ineluctable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
By the ineluctable logic of Trumpism, of course the ex-President had to do something to change the subject.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
And here’s the thing: The large, ineluctable past cannot be simply be bound up tight with the iron bands of a gag order.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Embarrassed by the scandal, the DOJ had no choice but to prosecute — but all the while knowing that a pardon was ineluctable.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
By the ineluctable logic of Trumpism, of course the ex-President had to do something to change the subject.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
And here’s the thing: The large, ineluctable past cannot be simply be bound up tight with the iron bands of a gag order.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineluctable
Adjective
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Mona Sunset and Natural Runner Runners are great for hallways and kitchens where messes are inevitable.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Their deaths were not inevitable—they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The laws are seen by the administration as a necessary protection against threats to the country, a betrayal of the principles and virtues of the nation by the opposition and the public at large.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Apr. 2025
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In both cases, regulation or policing of markets is necessary to ensure that ‘bad’ actors do not gain an advantage over good ones.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Ineluctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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