the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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This was not a total surprise; regulators shutting down an acquisition by Amazon in 2024 essentially gutted the company, and it’s been limping along towards the inevitable since then.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Due to the inevitable cost overruns, ultra-deep pockets would be needed.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In early Germanic societies, Yule was a mid‑winter festival spanning multiple days that honored the solstice and welcomed the inevitable gradual return of light.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
The story about Bagel veers through the inevitable health issues that come with owning a 16-year-old cat and lands on a pedantic piece of wordplay about the name of Bagel’s preferred pill-providing supplement, Easypill Giver Cat.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Due to the inevitable cost overruns, ultra-deep pockets would be needed.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
In early Germanic societies, Yule was a mid‑winter festival spanning multiple days that honored the solstice and welcomed the inevitable gradual return of light.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
The story about Bagel veers through the inevitable health issues that come with owning a 16-year-old cat and lands on a pedantic piece of wordplay about the name of Bagel’s preferred pill-providing supplement, Easypill Giver Cat.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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