as in finally
at a later time
stop whining about how long it's taking us—we'll get there eventually
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Recent Examples of eventually
For the Artemis program, aiming to bring humans back to the moon for the first time in a half-century and prepare for eventually landing people on Mars, NASA tapped the center to help execute two critical tests of the abort system in the 2010s.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The Thunder eventually pulled out a 114-110 overtime win last night, thanks in big part to 47 points from the reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but yesterday's performance did two key things for a Pistons team in a playoff push.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
This cosmopolitan attitude toward food allows rats to survive on ships and wherever those ships eventually land.
—Jason Bittel, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The ruling is expected to eventually make similar laws in other states unenforceable.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The Thunder eventually pulled out a 114-110 overtime win last night, thanks in big part to 47 points from the reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but yesterday's performance did two key things for a Pistons team in a playoff push.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026
This cosmopolitan attitude toward food allows rats to survive on ships and wherever those ships eventually land.
—Jason Bittel, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The ruling is expected to eventually make similar laws in other states unenforceable.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventually
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When the clock finally ran out, Auriemma walked straight to the tunnel and didn’t shake hands.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Immediately after Heckel’s make, Quinonez nailed a 3-pointer of her own, and Fudd finally got one of her signature deep shots to drop after starting 0-for-4.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Don Lemon sees no reason he can’t someday be elected to serve as the President of the United States.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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For game preservation purposes, Defender deserves to return someday in a new collection.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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An extended strike threatened to disrupt the industry, which could ultimately drive up prices, said Jennifer Martin at Colorado State University’s animal sciences department.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Mascherano talked of formations and technique before ultimately saying his team might’ve been too caught up in the event in the first half.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventually. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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