unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
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unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Like death and taxes, sequels are an unavoidable fact of modern life.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
There is a sense of inevitability to the way everyone speaks about touts — as if their deaths were no more unavoidable than waking up with a hangover after drinking too much.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
There are many explanations for Trump’s victory, most of them surely interrelated, but an unavoidable one is that this election was a referendum on an unpopular incumbent administration that failed to address the soaring cost of everyday life.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
Following a heated presidential contest, political coverage and commentary can feel unavoidable.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
There is a sense of inevitability to the way everyone speaks about touts — as if their deaths were no more unavoidable than waking up with a hangover after drinking too much.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
There are many explanations for Trump’s victory, most of them surely interrelated, but an unavoidable one is that this election was a referendum on an unpopular incumbent administration that failed to address the soaring cost of everyday life.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
Following a heated presidential contest, political coverage and commentary can feel unavoidable.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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