as in eventually
at a later time
we'll ultimately renovate this section of the house, but for now it will stay as it is
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Recent Examples of ultimately
The Titanic was a ship of fools, passengers willing to entrust their fate to a crew of hubristic, ultimately incompetent, stewardship.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Banks could ultimately decide to avoid entire sectors perceived as high risk, said Fabian Teichmann, a Swiss lawyer and expert on terrorist financing.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the bright spots, Rooney’s tenure in MLS was ultimately viewed as a disappointment.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In the future, their importance will increase as AI boosts that expertise, delivers new avenues for decision-makers to find and access it, and, ultimately, gives brands a more powerful channel for reaching high-value prospects.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Banks could ultimately decide to avoid entire sectors perceived as high risk, said Fabian Teichmann, a Swiss lawyer and expert on terrorist financing.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the bright spots, Rooney’s tenure in MLS was ultimately viewed as a disappointment.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In the future, their importance will increase as AI boosts that expertise, delivers new avenues for decision-makers to find and access it, and, ultimately, gives brands a more powerful channel for reaching high-value prospects.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimately
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The family eventually made its way back to New York, and Cenat enrolled at SUNY Morrisville to study business administration.—
Damien Scott,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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Arsenal eventually went on to win the game 1-0 through Riccardo Calafiori to keep the pressure on league leader Liverpool, after Wolves had also gone to 10 men following João Gomez’s second yellow card in the 70th minute.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Presently, TikTok users are also jumping at the opportunity to film their V-Day candles from Diptyque in tranquil bedroom settings, with comments expressing the sentiment that this is just the sign users needed to finally buy their own.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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After more than a decade of work on the film, the doc finally played film festivals in 2021 and got a wider release in 2023.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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In short, a century after Scopes’s eight-day trial ended, there’s now reason to hope that someday every student in the U.S.’s public schools will be in a position to appreciate that nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.—
Glenn Branch,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutor Joel Smith said the judge only had to consider if there is a mechanism that could allow Singler to be freed someday.—
Brian Melley,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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