as in inevitability
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
given the age of her car, she has resigned herself to the inevitableness of its demise in the not-too-distant future
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Noun
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Marble and other weighty stone vessels have a certain inevitability about them.—
Jamie Thilman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Canada’s experience suggests that America’s condo crisis is a policy choice, not an inevitability.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Anaerobic metabolism uses more sugar, increasing the likelihood that your body runs out of fuel.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Instead of presenting complex data in raw form, the platform organizes consumers into four practical types (Allies, Borderline, Cold, and Waste) based on their likelihood to choose the client’s brand.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For now, there is but one certainty—that the hopes and lives of Iranians don’t matter.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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While systems’ responses to crises typically seek to impose order and certainty, art creates spaces where uncertainty and ambiguity are embraced rather than denied.—
Jane M. Saks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The mayor, one of eight prominent Democrats in the race, has often been the candidate with the second-highest probability after Swalwell.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Inevitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitableness. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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