as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
Her work offers a new perspective on the notion that conditions tied to childbirth, hormones, or aging are unavoidable.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
During today’s announcement, Kennedy at least acknowledged the trade-offs inherent in scaring pregnant Americans off Tylenol, and allowed that, sometimes, using it is unavoidable.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The unavoidable truth nowadays is that being wealthy is the only safe guarantee to receiving the best possible care.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular maintenance is unavoidable, and robots are the only tools capable of performing it safely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
During today’s announcement, Kennedy at least acknowledged the trade-offs inherent in scaring pregnant Americans off Tylenol, and allowed that, sometimes, using it is unavoidable.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The unavoidable truth nowadays is that being wealthy is the only safe guarantee to receiving the best possible care.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Regular maintenance is unavoidable, and robots are the only tools capable of performing it safely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
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That change was inevitable given the high-quality matchups on the last weekend of September.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wole’s infidelity is an important inciting incident, but this moment of personal reckoning was inevitable.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To help prolong the life of your heavy-duty bedding, only wash when necessary, and consider using a duvet to reduce the frequency of cleaning.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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The deal is good at any participating Krispy Kreme shop for a free medium hot or iced coffee and a free doughnut of choice, no purchase necessary (good in stores and via drive-thru at participating shops).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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