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
Soon, Ruby and whoever happens to be available are tracking down her various exes in order to try and prevent their apparently inevitable demises.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
On the one hand, Satan’s success seems inevitable, as if eating the fruit was the only choice Eve could have made, and thus no choice at all.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Grumpy-meets-sunshine sexiness is inevitable and as welcome as snow on Christmas morning.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Misunderstandings are almost inevitable today, so prioritize your peace of mind.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
On the one hand, Satan’s success seems inevitable, as if eating the fruit was the only choice Eve could have made, and thus no choice at all.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Grumpy-meets-sunshine sexiness is inevitable and as welcome as snow on Christmas morning.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Misunderstandings are almost inevitable today, so prioritize your peace of mind.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inevitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable
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These tasks make students evaluate the source and understand the potential biases behind it — a skill that is growing more and more necessary.Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tap the brakes, lightly, when necessary to self-correct out of the skid.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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People can stay safe from possible carbon monoxide poisoning by taking precautionary measures.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Prior to Tuesday night’s filing, Spiro had pushed for expediting the mayor’s case as much as possible, requesting shorter timelines and pushing for his trial to start as early as March.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stevenson’s daring riffs on genre classics and surprisingly explicit imagery combine with The First Omen’s unavoidable cultural context to make this IP extension feel entirely singular.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The situation could get worse in the future, as the insurance market has yet to reinvent itself to face the unavoidable risks posed by increasing disaster events.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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