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
Reality will remain inexorable.
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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
Still, Lin handles that inexorable slide toward tragedy with commendable sensitivity.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
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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
Still, Lin handles that inexorable slide toward tragedy with commendable sensitivity.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
Adjective
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In their statement, Shalom's owners told Public Investigator natural deaths are inevitable at any zoo.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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When these run out however, devaluation is inevitable, usually causing a recession.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Narrative has a seemingly relentless, ungovernable momentum, but humans retain a control over war stories that does not extend to war itself.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The title, cowritten with her longtime stylist Meredith Koop, chronicles how the wife of the first Black president of the United States meticulously dressed for the job — and all the celebration and relentless scrutiny that came with that.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexorable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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