Meaning & use
inexorably
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In a manner that cannot be stopped, changed, or persuaded; relentlessly.
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The company's profits declined inexorably as cheaper rivals entered the market.
Despite her protests, the deadline crept inexorably closer.
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Almost always used to describe a negative or unwelcome process that feels impossible to halt, such as decline, decay, or an approaching danger.
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