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adj. VERBS appear, be, look, seem | become | make sth The scandal made her resignation inevitable. | regard sth as, see sth as They came to see defeat as inevitable. ADV. absolutely, quite | almost, virtually | apparently, seemingly | probably | historically, politically PHRASES bow to the inevitable She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned.
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