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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Xi Jinping has vowed unification is inevitable—through force if necessary.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Though Liverpool always felt confident a successful resolution would be reached, that scenario was not inevitable.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
While cost increases are inevitable if tariffs come, pricing isn't the only factor influencing consumer decisions.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As with our existing frog-in-slowly-heating-water subscription culture, an upsell is inevitable.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Though Liverpool always felt confident a successful resolution would be reached, that scenario was not inevitable.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
While cost increases are inevitable if tariffs come, pricing isn't the only factor influencing consumer decisions.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
As with our existing frog-in-slowly-heating-water subscription culture, an upsell is inevitable.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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