as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
Luxon blamed reports of unrest within his party's ranks on news outlets, but one political poll released days ago appeared to have made a discussion of leadership unavoidable.
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
When paired with insulators, many combinations form an unavoidable microscopic separation that weakens electrical control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The underlying economics of delivery make a divide in delivery service based on location unavoidable and likely to become more visible, said Manish Kapoor, the founder and CEO of Growth Catalyst Group, a company that specializes in supply chain consulting and fulfillment and delivery.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
At the same time, there’s an unavoidable sense that something is being cut short here.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
When paired with insulators, many combinations form an unavoidable microscopic separation that weakens electrical control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The underlying economics of delivery make a divide in delivery service based on location unavoidable and likely to become more visible, said Manish Kapoor, the founder and CEO of Growth Catalyst Group, a company that specializes in supply chain consulting and fulfillment and delivery.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
At the same time, there’s an unavoidable sense that something is being cut short here.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unavoidable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
Adjective
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Houston survived James’ missed potential winner at the end of regulation after Alperen Şengün couldn’t score on the other end, but overtime felt inevitable — and so did the unraveling.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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When the Epstein story flared last summer, there was nothing inevitable about the script flipping.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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With his girth, incredible wingspan (85 inches) and arm length (35 inches), Collins is the requisite two-gap defensive tackle necessary for San Francisco’s defense.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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That means an entertainment license wouldn’t be necessary anymore for bars that want to host trivia nights, for bowling alleys and for coffee shops that have an unamplified live performer.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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