as in inevitably
because of necessity
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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Recent Examples of necessarily
Do not assume the AI will necessarily seek to produce quality-level code.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores doesn’t say Harvey is necessarily conflicted but demands to know more about his relationship with the league.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Is the past necessarily a precedent?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Slimmer humanoid robots from other companies must necessarily be making compromises to maintain their svelte form factors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Flores doesn’t say Harvey is necessarily conflicted but demands to know more about his relationship with the league.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Is the past necessarily a precedent?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Slimmer humanoid robots from other companies must necessarily be making compromises to maintain their svelte form factors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for necessarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessarily
inevitably
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Some characters are inevitably short-changed by the two-hour runtime — key elements of companion Inara (Morena Baccarin)'s story were left on the cutting room floor, while the show's moral center, Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), gets nothing more than a glorified cameo.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The combination of whimsy and vulnerability necessary for a grown adult to commit to a public game of dress up with an outfit inevitably revealing a glimpse into their spirit is endlessly charming.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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