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because of necessity
we must inevitably make some sacrifices if we are going to save money
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Recent Examples of inevitably
Investments were inevitably looked at first through this lens.
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
While Sharpe’s casting was inevitably, and depressingly, dismissed as another sign of wokeism gone mad, the half-Japanese/half-British actor ultimately brings something new to the table.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Sitting alongside Myles, we are propelled forth, out into the streets of New York, back into the past, and yet also—inevitably, inexorably—forward to the effulgent future that awaits their young writer.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That’s inevitably led to more discussion of expansions, and competing theories as to how best to expand.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
While Sharpe’s casting was inevitably, and depressingly, dismissed as another sign of wokeism gone mad, the half-Japanese/half-British actor ultimately brings something new to the table.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Sitting alongside Myles, we are propelled forth, out into the streets of New York, back into the past, and yet also—inevitably, inexorably—forward to the effulgent future that awaits their young writer.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
That’s inevitably led to more discussion of expansions, and competing theories as to how best to expand.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitably
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Unlike other Western leaders—and the foreign-policy establishment in Washington—Sánchez sees China in more pragmatic terms rather than as necessarily a strategic rival.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Seeing a fawn alone doesn't necessarily mean it's abandoned; the mother is likely nearby and observing.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Inevitably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitably. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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