as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Elixir Distillers head blender Ollie Chilton wasn’t originally planning to launch a whisky this year.
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Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The schedule will bring to fruition a once-controversial project originally planned to be built on part of Mac Overstreet Park next to Valencia College’s Poinciana campus.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Saudi authorities originally planned for The Line to house 1.5 million residents by 2030.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That fragmented global access was not what Paramount had in mind ahead of the season 27 premiere of South Park, which is set to bow on Comedy Central in the U.S. and internationally on July 23, two weeks later than originally planned.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The schedule will bring to fruition a once-controversial project originally planned to be built on part of Mac Overstreet Park next to Valencia College’s Poinciana campus.
—Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Saudi authorities originally planned for The Line to house 1.5 million residents by 2030.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That fragmented global access was not what Paramount had in mind ahead of the season 27 premiere of South Park, which is set to bow on Comedy Central in the U.S. and internationally on July 23, two weeks later than originally planned.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for originally
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The video was initially posted on Facebook on July 27.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
2 Aug. 2025
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For the Forest case, the league agreed to pay the firm £1.1m, but that was reduced to £985,000 because Linklaters did not need to put in quite as many hours as initially estimated.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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