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
In the early years of the automobile age, the quiet hum of electric motors, not the explosion of gasoline, seemed inevitable.
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Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
These losses threaten the financial sustainability of institutions that have served this community for generations — resulting in inevitable layoffs and major gaps in exhibitions and educational programs.
—Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While the timing seems suspect and a bit hurried, the Italian veteran actor and James make their characters’ connection feel inevitable.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
After three decades of checking the global proliferation of nuclear weapons for both the United States and Russia, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) has come to its inevitable end.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
These losses threaten the financial sustainability of institutions that have served this community for generations — resulting in inevitable layoffs and major gaps in exhibitions and educational programs.
—Judy Gradwohl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
While the timing seems suspect and a bit hurried, the Italian veteran actor and James make their characters’ connection feel inevitable.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
After three decades of checking the global proliferation of nuclear weapons for both the United States and Russia, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) has come to its inevitable end.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable
Adjective
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Experts say these changes are necessary but not sufficient.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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No explanation should be necessary, right?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Tuesday night development in the case comes hours after the release of doorbell camera footage of a possible suspect in the disappearance.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Reasonable cause relief is more subjective and may apply if circumstances such as illness, natural disasters or unavoidable disruptions prevented you from meeting your obligations.—
Adam Palasciano,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both were imperfect solutions to an unavoidable problem.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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