the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows the first defeat is coming at some point, but his players continue to fight off the inevitable.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are seemingly delaying the inevitable: trading away one of their left-handed hitters.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Adapting to Life’s Changes Life is unpredictable, so your retirement plan should be flexible enough to adapt to the inevitable.
—Francis Gingras Roy, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The problem of these shadow networks isn’t going away, notwithstanding the inevitable assurances that will now come.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
The Boston Red Sox are seemingly delaying the inevitable: trading away one of their left-handed hitters.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Adapting to Life’s Changes Life is unpredictable, so your retirement plan should be flexible enough to adapt to the inevitable.
—Francis Gingras Roy, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The problem of these shadow networks isn’t going away, notwithstanding the inevitable assurances that will now come.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the inevitable
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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