as in necessary
impossible to avoid or evade
getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath
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Recent Examples of inevitable
Most experts eyeing the overall situation insist a recession is not inevitable.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
If protectionists prevail, however, a resolution is inevitable.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
First step: Accept that mud is inevitable on any trail
Published: Mar 29, 2025
Amelia Arvesen
from Backpacker
Amelia Arvesen is a journalist in Portland, Oregon.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2025
But higher prices, at least for a while, are inevitable.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
If protectionists prevail, however, a resolution is inevitable.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
First step: Accept that mud is inevitable on any trail
Published: Mar 29, 2025
Amelia Arvesen
from Backpacker
Amelia Arvesen is a journalist in Portland, Oregon.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2025
But higher prices, at least for a while, are inevitable.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inevitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable
Adjective
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But the success of any of NASA’s plans depends on having the money and resources necessary to carry them out.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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These companies feel like necessary building blocks of modern existence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fans began speculating about a possible Thug album dropping later that night.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The six-year initiative, ending in November 2025, aims to shed light on the possible timeframes during which Mars might have been warm and wet, covered in glaciers, and maybe even suitable for life.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are some unavoidable drawbacks to its more limited memory, though.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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In that sense, some researchers consider infinity—and undecidability—to be an unavoidable aspect of our reality.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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