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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The 2022-23 MVP exited in the first half of Philadelphia’s eventual loss to the Indiana Pacers after being hit in the face, and the team later announced Embiid suffered a sinus fracture.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The Dodgers, of course, rallied from a 5-0 deficit when the Yankees suffered an epic meltdown in the top of the fifth, committing two physical errors and one mental gaffe that allowed the Dodgers to score five unearned runs in an eventual 7-6 series-clinching win.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Last year, the film winners included Barbie, Saltburn and eventual Costume Design Oscar winner Holly Waddingham for Poor Things.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Among eventual Super Bowl winners who had won 11+ games at this point and had a point differential in the top half among all 11+ game winners, the average opponent had won 45% of all games.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
The Dodgers, of course, rallied from a 5-0 deficit when the Yankees suffered an epic meltdown in the top of the fifth, committing two physical errors and one mental gaffe that allowed the Dodgers to score five unearned runs in an eventual 7-6 series-clinching win.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Last year, the film winners included Barbie, Saltburn and eventual Costume Design Oscar winner Holly Waddingham for Poor Things.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Among eventual Super Bowl winners who had won 11+ games at this point and had a point differential in the top half among all 11+ game winners, the average opponent had won 45% of all games.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 12 Dec. 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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