as in inevitable
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not able to be stopped or changed
an inexorable conclusion the inexorable rise of a political movement
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Recent Examples of inexorable
In its quarter century, the Trust Barometer has captured an inexorable erosion of belief in institutions and their leaders.
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Richard Edelman, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
In this poetry collection, Vilariño strips poetry to its essence—distilling love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time into spare yet searing verses.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tyranids represent man's fear of the natural world, nature's inexorable ability to overwhelm, decay, and devour all of man's greatest works.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Richard Edelman, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
In this poetry collection, Vilariño strips poetry to its essence—distilling love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time into spare yet searing verses.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The Tyranids represent man's fear of the natural world, nature's inexorable ability to overwhelm, decay, and devour all of man's greatest works.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
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The owners are now all but resigned to an inevitable labor disruption, with many among the billionaire class having mentally written off at least half of the 2027 season.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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After all, how can premium hikes be deemed inevitable when insurers’ profits are soaring?—
Barbara Hoare,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s Sierra Nevadas all the way to the Colorado Rockies.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Iran's grip on the strait and relentless attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure have sent Brent crude, the international standard, up more than 40% since the war started.—
JON GAMBRELL AND DAVID RISING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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