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
  • This inconsistency inevitably normalizes poor behaviors and breeds pockets of toxicity.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • The shrewd, long-serving Obama hands Jarrett and Tina Tchen coached this project through all the minefields Chicago inevitably put in its way.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Adverb
  • That’s because high tuition does not necessarily translate into high wages.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • While past IPOs offer reasons for caution, SpaceX won't necessarily follow the same trajectory, Grelck noted.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 10 June 2026

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“Unavoidably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidably. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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