as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Recent Examples of inescapable
The pictures of starvation in Gaza are horrific, distressing and inescapable.
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Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Butter-yellow-stripe nails Butter yellow is still an inescapable shade this summer, so naturally butter-yellow stripes are in too.
—Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 9 July 2025
People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Suicide is an inescapable shadow that haunts many of those involved in conversion therapy.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Butter-yellow-stripe nails Butter yellow is still an inescapable shade this summer, so naturally butter-yellow stripes are in too.
—Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 9 July 2025
People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Suicide is an inescapable shadow that haunts many of those involved in conversion therapy.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapable
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But while a backlash from the cyber community was inevitable, the U.S. government has seemingly stepped into the debate.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Expansion might be inevitable, but it should be noted that MLB owners as recently as 2001 voted for contraction — trying to eliminate the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins for not making enough money.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Nelson and Cavell questioned why rule changes were necessary if Woodward already removed them from the committee positions.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Why the higher price may not be necessary: Local adaptation: Sometimes a plant grown by a small local nursery (unbranded) will actually perform better, since it’s been propagated and grown under your region’s conditions.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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