virtually unavoidable
Frequency: 6.59.3 per million words
Similar to 'almost', meaning it is unavoidable in effect or for all practical purposes.
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- In a crowded city, some level of noise is virtually unavoidable.
- The board realized that a major restructure was virtually unavoidable.
- With such a tight deadline, minor technical errors become virtually unavoidable.
- Some degree of conflict is virtually unavoidable in any long-term relationship.
- Experts warn that a rise in global temperatures is now virtually unavoidable.
- The witnesses' testimony made a conviction seem virtually unavoidable.
- Given the heavy rain, a delay in the flight schedule was virtually unavoidable.
- Without proper maintenance, technical failures are virtually unavoidable.
- The collision was virtually unavoidable because the road was so icy.
- In modern politics, criticism from the opposition is virtually unavoidable.