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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
As their past identities begin to emerge in the trailer, both men appear set for an inevitable collision course in the upcoming Marvel Television series.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Most economists had predicted a recession was inevitable.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Winning the Week The CEO of TKO Group Holdings — parent company of both WWE and UFC — enjoyed Monday night’s successful WWE debut on Netflix, which has industry observers (including me) wondering whether a high-dollar Netflix bid on at least some of UFC’s upcoming TV rights is inevitable.
—Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
As their past identities begin to emerge in the trailer, both men appear set for an inevitable collision course in the upcoming Marvel Television series.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Most economists had predicted a recession was inevitable.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Winning the Week The CEO of TKO Group Holdings — parent company of both WWE and UFC — enjoyed Monday night’s successful WWE debut on Netflix, which has industry observers (including me) wondering whether a high-dollar Netflix bid on at least some of UFC’s upcoming TV rights is inevitable.
—Dan Shanoff, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
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Consuming more calories than necessary can lead to excess weight, increasing the likelihood of diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer.1 One effective way to manage calorie intake is by reducing calories when cooking at home.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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For perspective, the industry average likelihood for a car to hit 250,000 miles is 8.6 percent, so the Highlander Hybrid is about three times as likely to see a quarter-million miles compared to the typical vehicle.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid mentioning events that could be sensitive, like the Cultural Revolution, unless necessary.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
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Although the Dodgers would fall behind in the best-of-five series before coming back to win the final two games, Flaherty was praised for pitching into the sixth inning of Game 2, giving the Dodgers' bullpen a necessary breather.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But honoring knowing someone is genuine in their kindness, makes trusting them easier, and forgiving them possible.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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During a House hearing in April, Change Healthcare admitted that the breach was made possible due to inadequate security measures, specifically the absence of two-factor authentication to protect its systems.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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This settlement is a fair outcome, given the evidence put forth by SCE and [the CPUC Public Advocates Office], and recovery will provide long-term financial certainty so SCE can continue to safely and affordably deliver clean, reliable electricity to our customers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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As for tax policy, Ross said the only certainty at this point was that Republicans would ensure the tax cuts signed into law in 2017 would not expire later this year.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
29 Jan. 2025
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Residents across the affected regions are advised to avoid unnecessary travel and to use extreme caution if travel is unavoidable.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The West should be planning for that contingency now in order to capitalize on the opportunity when economic collapse becomes an urgent, unavoidable reality for Putin.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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For a coin toss with probability of success p, the skewness and kurtosis both go to infinity when the probability of success is very low.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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