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
Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.
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Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
Adjective
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Commissioners who supported the rezoning acknowledged that many neighbors would prefer no development, but argued that some form of development is inevitable.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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With turnovers piling up and looks failing to fall, the separation felt inevitable.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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At a moment when residents are struggling more than ever, facing a severe shortage of affordable housing, limited access to Medicaid, and the relentless rise in grocery prices, lawmakers in Tallahassee have chosen instead to advance HB 31 and SB 1106.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Still, the tech giant is facing a growing set of challenges, from intensifying competition to lingering concerns of an AI bubble and relentless pressure to demonstrate growth after several explosive quarters.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexorable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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