as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
Boasting the third-youngest roster in the NBA, the growing pains are going to be unavoidable.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
That difference — known as the spread — is often the first and most unavoidable cost when selling gold.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
A lot of school districts try to avoid starting meets during the day on school days, Binning said at the time, but that is unavoidable for many district meets.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
But for one of Wall Street’s leading financial chiefs, the choice to wage war in the Middle East may actually have been an unavoidable one.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
That difference — known as the spread — is often the first and most unavoidable cost when selling gold.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
A lot of school districts try to avoid starting meets during the day on school days, Binning said at the time, but that is unavoidable for many district meets.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
But for one of Wall Street’s leading financial chiefs, the choice to wage war in the Middle East may actually have been an unavoidable one.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unavoidable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
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Houston survived James’ missed potential winner at the end of regulation after Alperen Şengün couldn’t score on the other end, but overtime felt inevitable — and so did the unraveling.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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When the Epstein story flared last summer, there was nothing inevitable about the script flipping.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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With his girth, incredible wingspan (85 inches) and arm length (35 inches), Collins is the requisite two-gap defensive tackle necessary for San Francisco’s defense.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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That means an entertainment license wouldn’t be necessary anymore for bars that want to host trivia nights, for bowling alleys and for coffee shops that have an unamplified live performer.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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