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
Miller recalled the hyper-active youths bouncing off the walls, throwing pillows and looking for any chance to compete, which inevitably led to them butting heads.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Its box office numbers inevitably have been compared to those of DiCaprio’s last epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Humans are very good at demanding more products and services, and software will inevitably play a role in that future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
If a Gulf state’s security partner installs its military personnel in that state, then a large-scale attack on that Gulf state will almost certainly lead to significant casualties among the security partner’s ranks, inevitably dragging it into the conflict.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Its box office numbers inevitably have been compared to those of DiCaprio’s last epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Humans are very good at demanding more products and services, and software will inevitably play a role in that future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
If a Gulf state’s security partner installs its military personnel in that state, then a large-scale attack on that Gulf state will almost certainly lead to significant casualties among the security partner’s ranks, inevitably dragging it into the conflict.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitably
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To be sure, protest is not the only or necessarily the best way to do that.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The lyrical changes aren’t even necessarily personal to the creators (although some of them definitely are).—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Inevitably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitably. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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