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
Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
His pacing had organic inevitability, with just the right breaths between phrases and daring but strategic yieldings at transitions.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Maryland does not have to accept rising costs as inevitable.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Could the public’s interest in such people be a way of reassuring themselves that death — an inevitability most of us would prefer not to think about — is still a long way down the field?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
His pacing had organic inevitability, with just the right breaths between phrases and daring but strategic yieldings at transitions.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
There’s something about you — something steady, genuine, and quietly confident — that makes affection feel not only natural, but inevitable.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Maryland does not have to accept rising costs as inevitable.
—Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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The recent batch of labor market data (both public and private) indicated that there’s a high likelihood that job growth was tepid, that unemployment remained subdued and that health care remained a primary driver of overall hiring.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Eldridge, in all likelihood, won’t be anything more than an emergency outfielder in the same way that teams have an emergency catcher.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During a government shutdown, all federal functions necessary for public safety, national security and protecting government property may continue, though employees work without pay.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Still, some major employers either believe AI tools will make junior staff more productive, as is the case with IBM, or that challenging early-career workers was necessary to maintain a talent pipeline, as PwC argues.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Tuesday night development in the case comes hours after the release of doorbell camera footage of a possible suspect in the disappearance.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rousseau asked in his closing, referring to testimony from Detective Jerry Cedillo on his certainty that Bell-Johnson was one of the shooters.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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And in this vacuum of scientific certainty, inaccurate beliefs thrive.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Reasonable cause relief is more subjective and may apply if circumstances such as illness, natural disasters or unavoidable disruptions prevented you from meeting your obligations.—
Adam Palasciano,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both were imperfect solutions to an unavoidable problem.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a 55% greater chance of obesity and a 40% higher probability of developing type 2 diabetes.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The highest probability for fog looks to be along the Balcones Escarpment, with patchy fog also possible across the Coastal Plains and along the Interstate 35 corridor.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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