as in always
on every relevant occasion
their slacker son invariably gives the same response to the questions about his career plans
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Recent Examples of invariably
And finally… Jordan Pickford invariably gets a hard time at Newcastle.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
All are common involuntary responses for an autistic person in a stressful situation, which a sudden encounter with law enforcement almost invariably is.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
On the closing track, her mourning is tempered with the wisdom that grief is, invariably, the flipside of love.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Biographers invariably describe Jackson as feeling lonely and different as a child.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
All are common involuntary responses for an autistic person in a stressful situation, which a sudden encounter with law enforcement almost invariably is.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
On the closing track, her mourning is tempered with the wisdom that grief is, invariably, the flipside of love.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Biographers invariably describe Jackson as feeling lonely and different as a child.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invariably
Adverb
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Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Engagement is almost always good.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Robots beyond lab environments The company says its technology has already been tested in production environments where robots must deal with constantly changing materials and workflows.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Veteran commuters constantly weigh the stress of traffic over the stress of being late to work.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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The instantly recognizable musical style has remained, over the years, consistently abstract and refreshing.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Evolutionary importance and modern life While the appendix has an interesting past, with evolution continually reinventing it, its modern importance is modest at best.—
Lilia Goncharova,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The physical 5-foot-10 guard continually attacked the basket and scored a game-high 44 points, including sinking 14 of 19 free throws.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Monitoring usually continues until the fire protection system is repaired and approved for use.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Along the Interstate 5 corridor near the Grapevine, early California poppies are already appearing, even though a full bloom usually does not arrive until late April or early May.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Anti-Chafe Stick With sweaty bodies and lots of walking often comes chafing, something that can ruin a day in a theme park faster than a thunderstorm.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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Still, the privacy inherent in private credit often leaves an information vacuum that observers fill with worst-case scenarios.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Invariably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invariably. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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