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
Workers are staying in roles longer, not necessarily because conditions are improving but because alternatives are harder to find.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Prior production within a region is not necessarily a sign that materials within an area are drying up, but a signal of underlying geological potential.
—William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
That extra time doesn't necessarily result in the struggling student performing better than the student who grasped the assignment more quickly.
—Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wage garnishment isn't necessarily static.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Prior production within a region is not necessarily a sign that materials within an area are drying up, but a signal of underlying geological potential.
—William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
That extra time doesn't necessarily result in the struggling student performing better than the student who grasped the assignment more quickly.
—Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Wage garnishment isn't necessarily static.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for necessarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessarily
inevitably
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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And shortages in other parts of the world will inevitably hit the United States, albeit with a delay.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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