as in inevitable
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not able to be stopped or changed
an inexorable conclusion the inexorable rise of a political movement
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Recent Examples of inexorable
The inexorable spread of artificial light, the explosion in the number of satellites—on nearly any scale of time, these changes have happened in an instant.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Reality will remain inexorable.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Comcast and all traditional media companies faced a choice amid cable’s inexorable decline as subscribers dwindle but the business still throws off cash.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
What the last two weeks have proven is that the Dodgers’ inexorable run to their fourth straight NL West title (and 12th in 13 years) is no sure thing.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Reality will remain inexorable.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Comcast and all traditional media companies faced a choice amid cable’s inexorable decline as subscribers dwindle but the business still throws off cash.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
What the last two weeks have proven is that the Dodgers’ inexorable run to their fourth straight NL West title (and 12th in 13 years) is no sure thing.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
Adjective
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The fall of Pokrovsk – the strategic value of which has already been greatly diminished, but which would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023 – now seems almost inevitable, according to those on the ground.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Russia recruited some 420,000 personnel in 2024 and over 300,000 in 2025—numbers that have enabled its relentless, if costly, infantry assaults.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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His second goal for Bayern against Paris Saint-Germain recently illustrated the relentless drive to win the ball back and create a chance for a teammate or, in that instance, himself.—
The Athletic's Liverpool staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexorable. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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