as in necessarily
because of necessity we must inevitably make some sacrifices if we are going to save money

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Recent Examples of inevitably Ratti highlighted how the buying process has inevitably changed throughout the decades. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 That might be a regular thing for a few years, and then again once the Playoff inevitably expands. Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Some things will inevitably slip through the cracks. Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inevitably
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  • Still, that was enough for rice to maintain its hold as the county’s most valuable crop, if not necessarily its most lucrative.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • What’s really fun is that the character logic wouldn’t be logic of necessarily the world.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Inevitably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitably. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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