the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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His memoir braids a journalist’s best efforts at answers with a sexagenarian’s complicated acceptance of the inevitable.
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Between spit-up and drool, the inevitable diaper blowout, and simply growing like weeds, babies frequently need more than one outfit change per day.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 18 May 2024
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Between spit-up and drool, the inevitable diaper blowout, and simply growing like weeds, babies frequently need more than one outfit change per day.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the inevitable
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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