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- adverb In an
ineluctable manner.
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- adverb by necessity
Etymologies
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Examples
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This attitude and this concept of the relation of the Soviet Union to all non-Communist states flows ineluctably from the policies laid down by Lenin who remains the authority on Communism unchallenged by any living Soviet leader.
The World Around Us 1962
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His main argument is that the Earth is now in positive feedback & moving 'ineluctably' towards a hot state.
RealClimate 2009
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And there was just something about the sight of Perez Hilton interviewing performance artist and singer Lady Gaga that brought the idea of a world full of weeping ineluctably to mind.
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Even if you are enjoying a mild winter where you live, the prospect of springtime ineluctably sneaks in around this time of year.
When the World Outdoors Springs to Life Meghan Cox Gurdon 2012
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They're interested all right, ineluctably pulled in by Beckett's words and Mr. Hurt's music.
A Face to Match That Name Joanne Kaufman 2011
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In the meantime, we need to realize that F&SF is far from “an ineluctably minor genre,” as one too self-important, if noted, writer put it, but a vital component of literature [yes, literature].
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Just miles from the headquarters of Apple, Google, HP and Oracle, the engine of assimilation has been humming ineluctably along—in reverse.
The GOP's Immigration Fixation Peter Robinson 2011
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But July 16th, 1945 was the moment which grew ineluctably from all moments since the fourteenth century, and has defined and projected all moments since itself.
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I'm glad my demonic flight occurred pre-911, because my ineluctably agitative state would surely have raised TSA suspicion today.
Crai S. Bower: Flying Blind: Entering Enemy Territory to Do What (You Think) is Right Crai S. Bower 2011
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In the meantime, we need to realize that F&SF is far from “an ineluctably minor genre,” as one too self-important, if noted, writer put it, but a vital component of literature [yes, literature].
July « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the word ineluctably
My delight with this word and eagerness to use it in conversations is sometimes tempered by a sudden and irrational fear that I've forgotten what it means and won't be using it correctly.
November 11, 2010