as in necessarily
because of necessity
inescapably, we must take some drastic measures to avoid a catastrophe
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Recent Examples of inescapably
The abuse of California’s Native tribes, beginning with the first Spanish explorers, is inescapably true.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
The crew has the same cares and the same needs and a crew is inescapably beautifully (and) dutifully linked.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Concrete, the structure’s dominant material, may be a synonym for fixed and definite, but the experience within is inescapably fluid.
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Leah Ollman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
The debate comes down, inescapably, to the question of alignment.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
That fresh, clean feeling In our wild, wild world — one that feels inescapably loud — many of us crave something simple and settling at home.
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Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Birol’s position is inescapably a political one.
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Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
And, perhaps fellow sometime fans note, this is not unlike the destroying of the inescapably cursed Horcruxes that are the focus of the series’ finale.
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Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
In between times, there are long shots of the gingko, tree’s-eye views of what is happening on the ground and squelching closeups of germinating seeds – luscious and inescapably sensual.
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Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
The crew has the same cares and the same needs and a crew is inescapably beautifully (and) dutifully linked.
—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Concrete, the structure’s dominant material, may be a synonym for fixed and definite, but the experience within is inescapably fluid.
—
Leah Ollman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
The debate comes down, inescapably, to the question of alignment.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
That fresh, clean feeling In our wild, wild world — one that feels inescapably loud — many of us crave something simple and settling at home.
—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Birol’s position is inescapably a political one.
—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
And, perhaps fellow sometime fans note, this is not unlike the destroying of the inescapably cursed Horcruxes that are the focus of the series’ finale.
—
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
In between times, there are long shots of the gingko, tree’s-eye views of what is happening on the ground and squelching closeups of germinating seeds – luscious and inescapably sensual.
—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapably
Adverb
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And so, offering cheap options, albeit with large deductibles and possible coverage gaps, is a way to address affordability without necessarily undermining the law.
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The rise of PhD founders is also AI-driven—not because AI companies necessarily require a founder with a doctorate, but because AI has accelerated breakthroughs in robotics, cybersecurity, and autonomous software.
Adverb
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Ronaldo’s onetime Real Madrid teammate Luka Modrić, 40, of Croatia, won the player of the tournament award at the 2018 World Cup, although his ability to hold sway over the midfield for 90 minutes is inevitably on the wane.
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Political calculations surrounding the 2028 presidential election inevitably shape these competing perspectives, but electoral considerations cannot replace strategic reality.
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“Inescapably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapably. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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