as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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Officials initially thought there were only two children inside the storage, according to dispatch audio obtained by ABC News.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The official highlighted that Moscow was initially reluctant but appears to have agreed to provide them with nuclear submarine technology this year, reported Korea JoongAng Daily.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Waymo had initially submitted a request at SFO in 2023.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
In this case, The New York Times did not initially want to sponsor a woman for a trans-Atlantic flight, but Putnam's connections won them over.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The official highlighted that Moscow was initially reluctant but appears to have agreed to provide them with nuclear submarine technology this year, reported Korea JoongAng Daily.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Waymo had initially submitted a request at SFO in 2023.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
In this case, The New York Times did not initially want to sponsor a woman for a trans-Atlantic flight, but Putnam's connections won them over.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initially
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In fact, this formula was originally created to make the lives of professionals easier when working under the hot lights and HD cameras on set.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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This article was originally published in 2022 and was most recently updated on September 16, 2025, to include current information.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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