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 inevitable
But if allies concluded that extended deterrence is a sham, further proliferation seems inevitable.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Veteran Democrats privately believed Schumer’s decision was inevitable.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For more than two decades, Kansas has been inevitable.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Veteran Democrats privately believed Schumer’s decision was inevitable.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For more than two decades, Kansas has been inevitable.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inevitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable
Adjective
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Going home just before the season turns was necessary, especially since the pop star had a busy end to last season.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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For some people, a vitamin D supplement may be necessary.—
Brittany Lubeck, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are also possible and could reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less for large parts of the day making travel difficult or even impossible in some areas.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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As for the future of the show, Barbato and Bailey say anything is possible, including a potential second show and a Broadway expansion.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Managing egos is unavoidable, but having to manage someone’s ego right from the start is not a positive indicator of things to come.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Higher prices have been unavoidable since the start of the pandemic, and new tariffs and retaliatory action could cause food prices to rise again.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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