unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
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unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Han Dong-hoon, leader of Yoon's party, said after the address that the president was no longer in a position to carry out his public duties and his resignation was now unavoidable.
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Cynthia Kim, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Yet some level of exposure in the present day is unavoidable.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
While company cuts are often unavoidable, the way HR leaders manage these transitions can have a lasting impact on employee morale and engagement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For Sohn-Rethel, progress was not merely a technical problem of satisfying desires; the struggle between opposed interests in society was unavoidable.
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Cynthia Kim, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Yet some level of exposure in the present day is unavoidable.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
While company cuts are often unavoidable, the way HR leaders manage these transitions can have a lasting impact on employee morale and engagement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For Sohn-Rethel, progress was not merely a technical problem of satisfying desires; the struggle between opposed interests in society was unavoidable.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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