as in final
coming or happening at a later time
our eventual success She lost to the eventual champion. This plant reaches an eventual height of 15 feet.
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Recent Examples of eventual
After a testy first half that stood at 25-24 in favor of the Rebels, the Broncos went on an 8-0 run late in the first half to take an eventual 33-29 lead into the break.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
The South is likely to be a prime target for eventual expansion.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Once she feels truly seen and valued, her defensive posture may soften, opening the door to more constructive dialogue and eventual resolution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The exhibits currently open to the public mark only a fraction of the museum’s eventual offerings.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
The South is likely to be a prime target for eventual expansion.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Once she feels truly seen and valued, her defensive posture may soften, opening the door to more constructive dialogue and eventual resolution.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The exhibits currently open to the public mark only a fraction of the museum’s eventual offerings.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventual
Adjective
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It will be included in a final report expected within the next one to two years, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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This was at around 9:30 p.m.; the PGAs still had a few presentations before the final category of Best Picture.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Whose pursuit of pleasure, readily available to the narcissistic travelers via the luxury hotel’s ample amenities, will instead conclude with pain’s ultimate resting place?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Traveling across Pakistan to cook and break bread with people from all over Pakistan was the ultimate coming home experience.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That latter arrestee was Jose Carranza Escobar, who pleaded guilty.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The motivation behind that latter choice was to see if the AirLight Pro’s promise of retaining hair strands’ internal moisture could be attributed to the dryer directly, without being confounded by the moisture-providing qualities of the hair products.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Rogan developed a following first and foremost as a comedian, a mixed-martial-arts personality, and a dude who’s really into galaxy-brain ideas, weird conspiracy theories, and his own beliefs about the world, some of which are noxious.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
11 Nov. 2024
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The series’ increasing scale and globe-trotting in its following seasons unfortunately resulted in Ryder being sometimes siloed from the main action; so many of her romantic-relationship beats and her obsessive concern for Will feel like regurgitations of her season-one arc.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventual. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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