as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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as in necessary
impossible to avoid or evade
getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath
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Recent Examples of inevitability
John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Wayfair offers tips for removing folds and curls, which are an inevitable part of unrolling a new rug.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 July 2025
That will end up having an inevitable impact both on economic growth and on inflation, even if the U.S. is not seeing the full effects just yet.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 27 July 2025
Schiller argues this week's votes were inevitable and that NPR leaders should have prepared for this action by walking away from the funds long ago.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
The fourth resigned with his own firing all but inevitable for inflating the jackpot for Lotto Texas in an effort to boost ticket sales.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Wayfair offers tips for removing folds and curls, which are an inevitable part of unrolling a new rug.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 July 2025
That will end up having an inevitable impact both on economic growth and on inflation, even if the U.S. is not seeing the full effects just yet.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 27 July 2025
Schiller argues this week's votes were inevitable and that NPR leaders should have prepared for this action by walking away from the funds long ago.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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This flexibility can come with a higher likelihood of prolonged sitting and subsequently, a ripple effect on focus, energy and workday productivity That means in 2025, even office-first organizations need to support employee well-being in every setting.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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No experience is necessary and all fitness levels are welcome.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Their primary tool is a controversial and seldom used move to flee the state and break the quorum necessary to proceed in the legislative session.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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That would be possible because access from Lincoln Memorial Drive to and from I-794 would be shifted southward.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The overriding theme was that an often dominant team in the regular season rolled into the playoffs and suddenly lost its form and identity at the worst possible time.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Cost certainty on Kaprizov’s next deal could help finalize terms on Rossi’s contract, but the shifting salary landscape in the NHL amidst unprecedented salary-cap growth has most of the top unrestricted free agents for the class of 2026 playing the waiting game for now.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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With under 48 hours until the deadline, the one certainty is that the Red Sox will feel some sense of relief come Thursday night.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Booties can come in handy when walks on hot surfaces are unavoidable.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Some practical updates were unavoidable, though, several of them laced with sadness.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
Noun
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There are two approaches to achieve this: comprehend the historical probabilities and position yourself before the earnings announcement, or analyze the correlation between immediate and medium-term returns following earnings and position yourself accordingly after the earnings are disclosed.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The timing of the OpenAI results surprised some prediction markets, which had assigned around an 18 percent probability to any AI system winning IMO gold by 2025.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
21 July 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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