the inevitable

noun

: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.

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After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 As part of his guilty plea, Kohberger avoided a high-profile quadruple murder trial and the inevitable social media fervor that would come with it. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 Purple Rain, Prince’s seminal 1984 film and album of the same name, is receiving the inevitable Broadway upgrade after an early Minneapolis run. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Herring has since struggled, but that’s the inevitable risk of acquiring an arm while dumping salary. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the inevitable

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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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