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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This strategic shift coincided with Cracker Barrel’s stock performance improving significantly, heading toward its eventual peak.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Fat Bear Week is an online competition, established in 2014, where anyone can vote daily for who advances in the bracket to determine the eventual champion, Katmai's bulkiest brown bear.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Speaking at a book reading in East Hampton, Bernstein recalled Redford's belief that the dynamic between the two reporters—their differences, tensions, and eventual trust—was central to the drama.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The program’s eventual winning script will immediately enter a collaborative development process between Stage 32 and Color Farm Media with the goal of pitching industry partners in 2026.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Fat Bear Week is an online competition, established in 2014, where anyone can vote daily for who advances in the bracket to determine the eventual champion, Katmai's bulkiest brown bear.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Speaking at a book reading in East Hampton, Bernstein recalled Redford's belief that the dynamic between the two reporters—their differences, tensions, and eventual trust—was central to the drama.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The program’s eventual winning script will immediately enter a collaborative development process between Stage 32 and Color Farm Media with the goal of pitching industry partners in 2026.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 23 Sep. 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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