unavoidably

as in inevitably
because of necessity we'll be unavoidably late this evening

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Recent Examples of unavoidably The office of attorney general is, unavoidably, a political position that requires political skill. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 If you are unavoidably delayed, call and let the place know. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026 Still, Zack’s woodworking unavoidably generates noise and dust. Kayla Levy, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025 Guiteau is interesting, too, a clearly troubled man who became mobilized in ways the series links unavoidably, for me at least, to current online message boards and other radical corners of the web. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 The influencer, 36, has made her name online sharing the good, bad and often unavoidably comical realities of her life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 So in theory, at least, robot soldiers could outperform human ones, who often and sometimes unavoidably make mistakes in the heat of battle. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidably
Adverb
  • There is, inevitably, a luxury to being so closely looked after.
    Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
  • His missives inevitably become grist for that evening’s late-night shows.
    Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Adverb
  • But the Dodgers won’t necessarily feel the need to find him rest days, either by lining his start up before an off day in the schedule or giving him the day off, after every two-way day.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Working through the county, the city clerk would have until June 30 to verify whether at least 5,342 signatures come from city residents who are eligible — not necessarily registered — to vote.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026

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“Unavoidably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidably. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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