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 Understanding the Internal Operating System Many successful people operate on the assumption that more effort, more hours, and more aggressive strategies will inevitably create results. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025 The praise for Perich from the Gophers inevitably circles back to his pure passion for the sport. Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 As scholars in the field, the expertise of the authors generally precluded the need for fact-checking, so inaccuracies inevitably occurred. Joelle Renstrom august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 On paper, Detroit should be fine with still one of the most talented rosters in the league, but replacing both coordinators inevitably leads to uncertainty. David Wilson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inevitably
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  • Just because data is used does not mean that reliable, responsible insight is necessarily being delivered.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The show nonetheless succeeds in establishing a sense of nostalgia for the idea of the newspaper—not as a vector of Pulitzer-worthy journalism, necessarily, but as a physical thing.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Inevitably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitably. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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