as in inevitable
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not able to be stopped or changed
an inexorable conclusion the inexorable rise of a political movement
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Recent Examples of inexorable
For these daughters—and, inevitably, for their readers—the images call to mind the forces that constrained their mothers’ lives, the sacrifices made on their children’s behalf, and time’s swift, inexorable passage.
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
On the surface, Wednesday’s argument in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond merely signaled that the Court’s Republican majority will very likely take the next incremental step in its seemingly inexorable march toward integration of church and state.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s and the early years of this century, there was every indication that China was on an inexorable march toward economic liberalization.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, improvements in robot technologies spell the inexorable decline of manufacturing and warehouse jobs.
—Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
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Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
On the surface, Wednesday’s argument in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond merely signaled that the Court’s Republican majority will very likely take the next incremental step in its seemingly inexorable march toward integration of church and state.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 30 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s and the early years of this century, there was every indication that China was on an inexorable march toward economic liberalization.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, improvements in robot technologies spell the inexorable decline of manufacturing and warehouse jobs.
—Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
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And finally, systems that anticipate inevitable shocks, from automation to cybersecurity, and absorb them with grace rather than rupture.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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High tariff rates will lead to ‘inevitable’ price increases Logistics experts tell CNBC that even with the new tariff deals being announced, such as Japan and the EU at 15%, the rates should still be considered high.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Abbott's relentless criticism of Biden over the spike in unauthorized crossings that started soon after the Democratic former president's inauguration in January 2021 is credited with helping make immigration a leading issue in the 2024 campaign.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Phoenix has previously gone 154 consecutive days without rain, enduring relentless summer heat that has exceeded 110°F.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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