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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Maxey hung his head and shrugged his shoulder because the Knicks, much like their fans who flooded the Sixers’ home arena in Game 3, are inevitable.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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For some local malls, the end is already inevitable.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Manager Dave Roberts continues to marvel at the veteran of 17 seasons who is willing to make whatever change is necessary to remain a productive hitter.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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On balance, confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions was necessary.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Ineluctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctable. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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