the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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With quality materials, one bed can last from kindergarten through the inevitable ninth-grade ask for a full upgrade.
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Then came the inevitable Big 12 Media Day poll that put the Sun Devils dead last in preseason predictions.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Still others, including multiple policing experts, tell CNN the situation is the inevitable conclusion of asking law enforcement to balance less aggressive tactics while maintaining effective policing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Other possible reasons for the cancellation include a shift in focus from the original premise, younger actors aging out of their roles, the other spinoff series in development and the desire to avoid the inevitable storyline of Sheldon's father's affair and death.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Then came the inevitable Big 12 Media Day poll that put the Sun Devils dead last in preseason predictions.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Still others, including multiple policing experts, tell CNN the situation is the inevitable conclusion of asking law enforcement to balance less aggressive tactics while maintaining effective policing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Other possible reasons for the cancellation include a shift in focus from the original premise, younger actors aging out of their roles, the other spinoff series in development and the desire to avoid the inevitable storyline of Sheldon's father's affair and death.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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