as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
The phrase has become ubiquitous; almost unavoidable.
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Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
The unavoidable flows of commerce, capital and communication, per Moffett, were already creating a single North American culture by sheer force of geography.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Political violence can reach a point where a long period of bloodshed becomes nearly unavoidable.
—Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Videos made with OpenAI's Sora app are flooding TikTok, Instagram Reels and other platforms, making people increasingly familiar — and fed up — with nearly unavoidable synthetic footage being pumped out by what amounts to an artificial intelligence slop machine.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
The unavoidable flows of commerce, capital and communication, per Moffett, were already creating a single North American culture by sheer force of geography.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Political violence can reach a point where a long period of bloodshed becomes nearly unavoidable.
—Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Videos made with OpenAI's Sora app are flooding TikTok, Instagram Reels and other platforms, making people increasingly familiar — and fed up — with nearly unavoidable synthetic footage being pumped out by what amounts to an artificial intelligence slop machine.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
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The fall of Pokrovsk – the strategic value of which has already been greatly diminished, but which would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023 – now seems almost inevitable, according to those on the ground.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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After giving birth to her second child in April, the 32-year-old was determined to continue breastfeeding her son — a choice that was both personally important and financially necessary for her family.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration says the decision is necessary to keep travelers safe.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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