eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-ˈven-chəl,
-chü-əl
1
archaic
: contingent, conditional
2
: taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
they counted on our eventual success
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On the second play of that series, Willis hit Jayden Reed for 51 yards to set up the eventual game-winning field goal from McManus.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
After that game, several newspaper stories speculated that Scioscia’s entrance as catcher into the game had been much more important than his eventual game-winning ground ball.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Sherrod appeared in 10 regular-season games and twice in the postseason for the eventual league champs, who defeated Minnesota to notch a series victory in the WNBA Finals this past Sunday night.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
Previously, it had been reported that negotiations to bring Starlink’s service to Taiwan had fallen apart over a requirement for a local entity to have a majority share of an eventual joint venture.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
After that game, several newspaper stories speculated that Scioscia’s entrance as catcher into the game had been much more important than his eventual game-winning ground ball.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Sherrod appeared in 10 regular-season games and twice in the postseason for the eventual league champs, who defeated Minnesota to notch a series victory in the WNBA Finals this past Sunday night.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
Previously, it had been reported that negotiations to bring Starlink’s service to Taiwan had fallen apart over a requirement for a local entity to have a majority share of an eventual joint venture.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈvench-(ə-)wəl
-ˈven-chəl
: coming at some later time : ultimate
our eventual success
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