as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
The strategy, from his perspective, lies in building the solution as an unavoidable element inside the healthcare system’s decision framework.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, a student in the audience complained to his parents that, at the event, the deaths of Palestinian civilians had been characterized as collateral damage—a regrettable but unavoidable consequence of the battle against Hamas.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Decades of static storage lead to the unavoidable accumulation of heavy waxes, dense inorganic sediments, and highly corrosive hydrogen sulfide produced by sulfate-reducing bacteria — turning the bottom of the cavern into a chemical nightmare.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Below, during a conversation with THR, Sokolov also discusses his journey to the States around the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as John Wick’s unavoidable influence on his genre tale.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, a student in the audience complained to his parents that, at the event, the deaths of Palestinian civilians had been characterized as collateral damage—a regrettable but unavoidable consequence of the battle against Hamas.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Decades of static storage lead to the unavoidable accumulation of heavy waxes, dense inorganic sediments, and highly corrosive hydrogen sulfide produced by sulfate-reducing bacteria — turning the bottom of the cavern into a chemical nightmare.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Below, during a conversation with THR, Sokolov also discusses his journey to the States around the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as John Wick’s unavoidable influence on his genre tale.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
Adjective
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And who could tell if his destiny was inevitable or of his own making?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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With a father like his, Morganfield said a career in music was inevitable.—
Zak Spector,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tilling is sometimes necessary, such as when incorporating compost or manure, but limiting the frequency and intensity can help maintain soil structure.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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And despite a battery of necessary offseason changes, everything felt the same.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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