ultimately
adverb
ul·ti·mate·ly
ˈəl-tə-mət-lē 
1
: in the end : fundamentally
the word comes ultimately from Latin
2
: eventually
ultimately, they agreed
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Examples of ultimately in a Sentence
The changes ultimately proved to be unnecessary.
Ultimately, it's a question of who is more popular.
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Even mild infections can lead to gangrene, which may ultimately require some form of amputation.5
With diabetes, what otherwise would be routine nail care can be crucial to health, requiring medical expertise.
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
It was later determined through investigation that the blackout ultimately happened because a switchgear’s relay device trip setting was set too low to handle the incoming electrical load.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Although Bearskin helped many Native Americans adjust to life in Chicago, all five of his children ultimately returned to the reservation.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of blood types, in 1900, ultimately improved the odds of survival; no longer was the avoidance of dangerous transfusion reactions a matter of luck.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
It was later determined through investigation that the blackout ultimately happened because a switchgear’s relay device trip setting was set too low to handle the incoming electrical load.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Although Bearskin helped many Native Americans adjust to life in Chicago, all five of his children ultimately returned to the reservation.
—Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of blood types, in 1900, ultimately improved the odds of survival; no longer was the avoidance of dangerous transfusion reactions a matter of luck.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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