inevitableness

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
  • First Street’s analysis of homeowner costs found that every 1% increase in an insurance premium is associated with a 1% increase in likelihood of foreclosures.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • While Gen Z and Millennials had roughly the same likelihood of saying a recession would happen in the next six months, more Gen Z-ers were also concerned about their partners losing their jobs (23.2 percent versus 19.9 percent).
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • When the only certainty was uncertainty, Elissa vowed to live.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Clarity, not certainty, enables more conscious and courageous leadership.
    Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2025
  • The probability of being attacked by a shark is one in four million.
    Allegra Leal, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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“Inevitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitableness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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