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
Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
But missing a few days is all but inevitable between travel, illness and the normal ebb and flow of life.
—Anna Maltby, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Another boost for the market: The economy avoided a recession that many on Wall Street worried was inevitable after the Federal Reserve raised its main interest rate to a two-decade high in hopes of slowing the economy to beat high inflation.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
While the odds favor an up year, downturns are inevitable.
—John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
But missing a few days is all but inevitable between travel, illness and the normal ebb and flow of life.
—Anna Maltby, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Another boost for the market: The economy avoided a recession that many on Wall Street worried was inevitable after the Federal Reserve raised its main interest rate to a two-decade high in hopes of slowing the economy to beat high inflation.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
While the odds favor an up year, downturns are inevitable.
—John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
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Engaging the team in the team building design gains buy-in and increases the likelihood of success.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some circuits, for instance, consider the child’s mental health history while others don’t; some take input from law enforcement or the Florida Juvenile Justice Department while others may not and some even take into account the likelihood of a conviction in adult court.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Timing one’s necessary exit from power is, of course, one of life’s most vexing conundrums and Biden hardly is alone in blowing the moment.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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That relentless focus is necessary, especially for a team that has struggled defensively — an area long associated with Thibodeau’s coaching identity.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Sources familiar with the probe say SEC investigators are looking at what Ruiz’s company represented to investors about its value and other possible securities violations.Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Implement security measures: Protect the recordings by saving them in a secure location and utilizing encryption where possible.Jason Foodman, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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The lack of transparency associated with the Maldivian government—today’s and those of the recent past—is mirrored by the lack of certainty around the islands’ early history, as Hassan Ahmed Maniku explains in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
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His squads in October and November had considerable overlap, with several mainstays looking like World Cup certainties, including Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Folarin Balogun and Antonee Robinson.Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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If changes are unavoidable, provide clear explanations and disclosures to mitigate concerns.Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Those three clubs could have spent more but learnt last season that punishments would then be unavoidable down the road.Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Purple: These words are associated with a probability brainteaser.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stocks plunged plunged after the report while Treasury yields soared as traders price in a lower probability of Fed rate cuts this year.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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