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
That value is ironically and necessarily bound up with independence from government control, even as its realization depends on receiving enormous sums of government money.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Just because data is used does not mean that reliable, responsible insight is necessarily being delivered.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
You're not allowed to necessarily do things that reflect badly on the entity as a whole.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Just because data is used does not mean that reliable, responsible insight is necessarily being delivered.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
You're not allowed to necessarily do things that reflect badly on the entity as a whole.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for necessarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessarily
inevitably
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Anything that went awry in the area seemed to inevitably lead to suspicion that Phillips might be involved.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are the Browns, which means more excruciating losses are inevitably incoming.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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