as in inevitably
because of necessity
we'll be unavoidably late this evening
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Recent Examples of unavoidably
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).
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidably
Adverb
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Some characters are inevitably short-changed by the two-hour runtime — key elements of companion Inara (Morena Baccarin)'s story were left on the cutting room floor, while the show's moral center, Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), gets nothing more than a glorified cameo.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The combination of whimsy and vulnerability necessary for a grown adult to commit to a public game of dress up with an outfit inevitably revealing a glimpse into their spirit is endlessly charming.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At a time of high inflation, that's not a good thing necessarily.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The table below breaks down the comparisons by category, in necessarily broad strokes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Unavoidably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidably. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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