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ineluctable

[in-i-luhk-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn ɪˈlʌk tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
certain
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I, too, am drawn by this ineluctable desire to become sentimental about John and Paul.

From Salon Apr. 10, 2025

But our relationship took on an ineluctable momentum, and by October, I was pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2025

It’s meant to provide an ineluctable link between the modern event and the ancient Greek original on which it was initially modelled.

From Seattle Times Apr. 15, 2024

This feels like a break from the past, from that quintessential American belief in ineluctable progress that has always been a staple of our national identity, even in far grimmer times.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2023

So doth even the most absurd of habits, after a time, inscribe itself as law, and come to resonate as ineluctable truth.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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