as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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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 inevitability
Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Veteran Democrats privately believed Schumer’s decision was inevitable.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For more than two decades, Kansas has been inevitable.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
But if allies concluded that extended deterrence is a sham, further proliferation seems inevitable.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Veteran Democrats privately believed Schumer’s decision was inevitable.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For more than two decades, Kansas has been inevitable.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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The downside for the Marlins: Everything else -- starting with the likelihood Opening Day will be the beginning of the end of Alcantara’s time here, the beginning of goodbye.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rather than ditch all that information after prison, the data can be used by state agencies responsible for licensing to gauge the likelihood of future criminal acts.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Going home just before the season turns was necessary, especially since the pop star had a busy end to last season.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg, however, gave the administration until Thursday at noon to comply or justify withholding the information, stating that his request was necessary to determine if the government deliberately ignored the court's order.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are also possible and could reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less for large parts of the day making travel difficult or even impossible in some areas.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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As for the future of the show, Barbato and Bailey say anything is possible, including a potential second show and a Broadway expansion.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s also a labor battle on the horizon, with owners talking more and more about the possibility of a salary cap; that cost certainty would increase franchise valuations.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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His bigger challenge: How to provide a measure of certainty on the direction of monetary policy as investors try to peer through the fog of uncertainty enveloping the global economy.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Managing egos is unavoidable, but having to manage someone’s ego right from the start is not a positive indicator of things to come.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Higher prices have been unavoidable since the start of the pandemic, and new tariffs and retaliatory action could cause food prices to rise again.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Given these probabilities, a June Fed rate cut looks very likely, while a May Fed interest rate cut appears unlikely.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In addition to JPMorgan, analysts at Goldman Sachs have recently raised their 12-month recession probability from 15 percent to 20 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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