as in inevitably
because of necessity
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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Each new administrative position and software system adds to institutional overhead, driving up costs without necessarily improving educational outcomes.
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Vinay Bhaskara, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris is of a newer generation of pols, not someone who has been in the public eye in a serious way to the point of saturation or necessarily beholden to decades of promises.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
But Republicans on Capitol Hill don't all necessarily see eye to eye with Trump on mandating IVF coverage.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Israelis worry that sharing a democratic state with Palestinians would necessarily mark the end of a Jewish one.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Vinay Bhaskara, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris is of a newer generation of pols, not someone who has been in the public eye in a serious way to the point of saturation or necessarily beholden to decades of promises.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
But Republicans on Capitol Hill don't all necessarily see eye to eye with Trump on mandating IVF coverage.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Israelis worry that sharing a democratic state with Palestinians would necessarily mark the end of a Jewish one.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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