as in inevitably
because of necessity
writing poetry is an ineluctably solitary activity
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Recent Examples of ineluctably
Film, like writing, is ineluctably linear, an experience cast in time.
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Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineluctably
Adverb
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Its greatest — and most realistic — role is as a legal safety net for when the world inevitably speeds past that limit.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gutting the refugee program—at a time when violence across the world is reaching the highest levels since World War II—is a choice that will inevitably endanger millions of people.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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That doesn’t mean the House majority is necessarily safe.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Not that the bush honeysuckles are necessarily particularly good for birds.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ineluctably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctably. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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