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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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Issues like these can feel inevitable when so many smart home devices require a persistent internet connection to function, especially for those companies that don’t offer easy ways to report security vulnerabilities.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2024
This inevitable move will exacerbate future crises, both within Iran and between the Islamic Republic and the wider world.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
No word yet from Apple TV+ on whether the sophomore season, currently at an inevitable 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, will be followed up with a season 3.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
But on the wrist, this watch feels inevitable, whole, handsome, natural.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
Issues like these can feel inevitable when so many smart home devices require a persistent internet connection to function, especially for those companies that don’t offer easy ways to report security vulnerabilities.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2024
This inevitable move will exacerbate future crises, both within Iran and between the Islamic Republic and the wider world.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
No word yet from Apple TV+ on whether the sophomore season, currently at an inevitable 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, will be followed up with a season 3.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
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Yet, the ease of starting a business today does not inherently increase the likelihood of its success.Victor Orlovski, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Within three years of leaving a state youth prison, four in 10 return to either the juvenile or adult prison system and those who don't return to prison face a higher likelihood of dying an early death.Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
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More research is necessary to confirm its effectiveness.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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Wooden Muddler Ideal for whiskey cocktails like Old Fashioneds, where muddling ingredients is necessary.Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Trick-or-treat, rain and wind:Wet Halloween weather possible in Greater Cincinnati Check out its history:When was candy corn invented?The Enquirer, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the evidence mishap last Wednesday, where a witness read aloud something that was supposed to be excluded, sent the trial to the brink of a possible mistrial yet again and triggered the new round of plea deals.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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And even more so now, the idea that the quietly revolutionary stance is to embrace doubt rather than certainty.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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Your certainty that there was a snub in repaying your kindness with inferior tuna perplexes Miss Manners.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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If Trump were not a candidate for president, his legal trouble would be unavoidable.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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His loved ones, who witnessed his drug and alcohol abuse for years, were heartbroken by what his mother later described as an unavoidable outcome.Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Market pricing based on 30-day fed funds trading puts a 97% probability on the Fed cutting rates by 25 basis points, or a quarter percentage point, in November, according to the CME’s FedWatch Tool.Pia Singh,Jenni Reid, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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By Thursday evening, AccuWeather predicts showers might hold off, calling for a 21% probability of precipitation.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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