the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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The ample buffer platform at the bottom of the climbing wall is a blessing in disguise for the inevitable spills that will happen.
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Chauntel Brusie, Parents, 7 June 2024
Knowing the name of the executor who will be handling matters after the inevitable happens would ease the process.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
There are Israelis and Palestinians who reach across the divides to mourn together and declare that war between their two peoples is not the inevitable cost of securing a Jewish state or creating a Palestinian one.
—Eetta Prince-Gibson, TIME, 4 June 2024
The decision certainly avoided the inevitable clamor had estranged brothers Prince William, 41, and Prince Harry both attended the nuptials, eliminating the possibility of the big day being overshadowed for the couple.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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Chauntel Brusie, Parents, 7 June 2024
Knowing the name of the executor who will be handling matters after the inevitable happens would ease the process.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
There are Israelis and Palestinians who reach across the divides to mourn together and declare that war between their two peoples is not the inevitable cost of securing a Jewish state or creating a Palestinian one.
—Eetta Prince-Gibson, TIME, 4 June 2024
The decision certainly avoided the inevitable clamor had estranged brothers Prince William, 41, and Prince Harry both attended the nuptials, eliminating the possibility of the big day being overshadowed for the couple.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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