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
Singh hopes her research helps the public and other researchers shift from thinking of stroke, dementia, and late-life depression as separate, inevitable conditions to recognizing them as both interconnected and, in many cases, partially preventable.
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
But not without a couple of warnings from her mother: School comes first, and rejection is inevitable.
—Katie Heaney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Amending the Constitution would not happen overnight, but starting the process would most definitely put the spotlight on Trump and the outrageous historical precedents set by those who came before him, which have helped to make our current national crisis not only possible but perhaps inevitable.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
If such funding for these programs continues under some other venue, without a proper structure for management to ensure equitable distribution and implementation of funding and guidelines, malfeasance and non-compliance are inevitable.
—Patricia A. Daniel, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
But not without a couple of warnings from her mother: School comes first, and rejection is inevitable.
—Katie Heaney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Amending the Constitution would not happen overnight, but starting the process would most definitely put the spotlight on Trump and the outrageous historical precedents set by those who came before him, which have helped to make our current national crisis not only possible but perhaps inevitable.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
If such funding for these programs continues under some other venue, without a proper structure for management to ensure equitable distribution and implementation of funding and guidelines, malfeasance and non-compliance are inevitable.
—Patricia A. Daniel, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inevitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable
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During a 2020 heat wave, California’s grid operator was forced to institute rotating outages, a necessary step to protect the grid in California and neighboring states.—
Michael Wara,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Though this is promising, additional evidence is necessary to confirm the potential role peptides may play in protection against sun damage.13 3.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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My Maryland street is proof of that and offers a call for states and the rest of the world to carry on the fight for climate solutions as fast as possible.—
Mike Tidwell,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many Andor fans weren’t happy to learn that Disney+ intended to release the show’s second and final season in weekly three-episode chunks, as if the streamer were eager to be done with this outlier entry in the Star Wars franchise as quickly as possible.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hasbro is also accelerating its $1 billion cost savings plan in an effort to offset tariff pressures, but noted that price hikes are unavoidable.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Service in the rack is also unavoidable, so cold plates and heat sinks need to be removable quickly without sacrificing performance.—
Baratunde Cola,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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