as in inevitably
because of necessity
we'll be unavoidably late this evening
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Recent Examples of unavoidably
The office of attorney general is, unavoidably, a political position that requires political skill.
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
If you are unavoidably delayed, call and let the place know.
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Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
Still, Zack’s woodworking unavoidably generates noise and dust.
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Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
7 Nov. 2025
Guiteau is interesting, too, a clearly troubled man who became mobilized in ways the series links unavoidably, for me at least, to current online message boards and other radical corners of the web.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
The influencer, 36, has made her name online sharing the good, bad and often unavoidably comical realities of her life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
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Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
So in theory, at least, robot soldiers could outperform human ones, who often and sometimes unavoidably make mistakes in the heat of battle.
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IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2016
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
If you are unavoidably delayed, call and let the place know.
—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
Still, Zack’s woodworking unavoidably generates noise and dust.
—
Kayla Levy,
Curbed,
7 Nov. 2025
Guiteau is interesting, too, a clearly troubled man who became mobilized in ways the series links unavoidably, for me at least, to current online message boards and other radical corners of the web.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
The influencer, 36, has made her name online sharing the good, bad and often unavoidably comical realities of her life with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
So in theory, at least, robot soldiers could outperform human ones, who often and sometimes unavoidably make mistakes in the heat of battle.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidably
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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.
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.
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“Unavoidably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidably. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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