necessarily
adverb
nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 
1
: of necessity : unavoidably
The audience was necessarily small.
This endeavor necessarily involves some risk.
2
: as a logical result or consequence
… a holocaust is a disaster, but a disaster is not necessarily a holocaust.—
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Examples of necessarily in a Sentence
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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However, Hon said, the decline didn’t mean there was necessarily less appetite for an overseas education – just that there were more choices besides the US now.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Sheets made from textiles certified by organizations like Oeko-Tex or GOTS—which assess the manufacturing processes and materials used in fabrics—aren’t necessarily better.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
But that’s not to say Mars necessarily hosted vast oceans and rivers—or at least not during that era.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
With Trump’s decisive victory in the election, these admirers of the long arc of the United States’ democratic journey, if not necessarily all its global policies, now fear what might come next for the country and, by extension, democracies across the world.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Sheets made from textiles certified by organizations like Oeko-Tex or GOTS—which assess the manufacturing processes and materials used in fabrics—aren’t necessarily better.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
But that’s not to say Mars necessarily hosted vast oceans and rivers—or at least not during that era.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
With Trump’s decisive victory in the election, these admirers of the long arc of the United States’ democratic journey, if not necessarily all its global policies, now fear what might come next for the country and, by extension, democracies across the world.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessarily. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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