as in eventually
at a later time
we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project
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Recent Examples of finally
Last week, Narges was finally allowed a brief visit with her sister and two lawyers, who were alarmed at how rapidly her health had deteriorated.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The most recent season of Gen V ended, once again, positioning Marie as the most powerful supe in this whole Boys universe — as somebody who could potentially go head to head and finally bring down Homelander.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
From there on out, Hood became a kind of radical, liberal man of the cloth, rallying for gay and trans rights, Black Lives Matter, and, finally, becoming a spiritual advisor to men on death row in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled that folks could have one accompany them to the death chamber.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The most recent season of Gen V ended, once again, positioning Marie as the most powerful supe in this whole Boys universe — as somebody who could potentially go head to head and finally bring down Homelander.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
From there on out, Hood became a kind of radical, liberal man of the cloth, rallying for gay and trans rights, Black Lives Matter, and, finally, becoming a spiritual advisor to men on death row in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled that folks could have one accompany them to the death chamber.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
Adverb
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Geno Smith, who eventually became the starting QB in Seattle, also fit the mold of journeyman passer.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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