as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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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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Recent Examples of inevitability
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Kunkel concluded an inevitability.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
By introducing a ballet sequence that reimagined a character’s death, Bell gave the audience a resolution that felt both surprising and inevitable.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That’s when the inevitability of Chawinga won out.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Kunkel concluded an inevitability.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Although many philosophers and theologians accept mortality as an inevitable and indeed defining feature of human existence, Kurzweil refuses to accept this line of thinking.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
By introducing a ballet sequence that reimagined a character’s death, Bell gave the audience a resolution that felt both surprising and inevitable.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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With both parties dug in, the likelihood of a shutdown remains high as the deadline approaches.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Decentralization can reduce the risk of government mismanagement or overreach, lessening the likelihood of currency debasement and/or runaway inflation.—
Alex Pron,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Is Executive Order 14224 even necessary?—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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New frontiers in medical use The ability to control the metamaterial remotely makes new medical applications possible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, Nvidia continues to focus on the entire data center as a single system to ensure that all potential performance bottlenecks are addressed, resulting in the highest possible performance efficiency and ROI.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shift has resulted in more complicated and less certainty in tax planning.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement While Gaal steels herself, the force that’s stalked her visions finally arrives, stepping into view with the certainty of someone who’s already seen the ending.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The very technology designed to smooth our experience is actually increasing our discomfort with the unavoidable misunderstandings and tensions of real relationships, driving us toward isolation.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Louisville Metro Police will deploy more officers to manage traffic, but delays are considered unavoidable.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An investor may need to adjust future cash flows if the studio relies on loot boxes in regions where probability disclosures are trending toward mandatory.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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