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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Microsoft bought the service 14 years ago for a whopping $8.5 billion in cash, but the ascendency of apps like FaceTime, WebEx and Zoom led to its eventual demise.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Washington had a remarkable 2024 season but lost in the NFC Championship to the eventual Super Bowl champion, the Philadelphia Eagles.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Reese Witherspoon took home the Best Actress award for her depiction of June Carter, the object of Johnny Cash's (Joaquin Phoenix) affection and his eventual wife, in both the biopic and real life.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
And then a sequence in the last 15 seconds of regulation where Mizzou went from up four to tied ... and headed to overtime in an eventual 97-93 loss.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Washington had a remarkable 2024 season but lost in the NFC Championship to the eventual Super Bowl champion, the Philadelphia Eagles.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line Reese Witherspoon took home the Best Actress award for her depiction of June Carter, the object of Johnny Cash's (Joaquin Phoenix) affection and his eventual wife, in both the biopic and real life.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
And then a sequence in the last 15 seconds of regulation where Mizzou went from up four to tied ... and headed to overtime in an eventual 97-93 loss.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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