as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
According to the complaint, the Grizzlies player’s home was burglarized sometime after 4 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2024.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
David Segal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Her grandfather Gordon Getty, the philanthropist and sometime classical composer, was once the richest man in America.
—Joseph Bullmore, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
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McFall does not yet have a mission assignment or timeline for when a potential launch might take place, but hopes to make it on the manifest before the ISS is decommissioned sometime after 2030.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
According to the complaint, the Grizzlies player’s home was burglarized sometime after 4 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2024.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Image Rubin, 41, is a former advertising executive, a sometime magician and a full-time evangelist for delight and awe.
—David Segal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Her grandfather Gordon Getty, the philanthropist and sometime classical composer, was once the richest man in America.
—Joseph Bullmore, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
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The Blues did eventually miss the playoffs by one point, and Stastny could’ve made the difference, but the circumstances are not completely alike.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Shah eventually shot back by pointing out the previous government took away funding for over-75 license fees and BBC World Service funding, which has lost the BBC around £1B per year since.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During one exchange, Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), a former Georgetown volleyball player, pressed Whitman, the Illinois AD, on concerns about gender inequities in the settlement’s revenue-sharing model, specifically questioning the disparity in future payments to male and female athletes.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Legislators and local officials could change some of this and let the stricken communities try to recapture their former character.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That’s a small silver lining for anyone hoping that gun manufacturers may someday face legal consequences for the harms caused by their products.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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Musselman can’t afford to let that be the case with Yates, who could legitimately develop into a first-round pick someday.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the Pig universe, which has now been running for two decades, George remains two years old and Peppa two years older.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Regardless, Skype and Teams users will be able to chat with or call one another cross-platform until Skype is finally deprecated.—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Crazy Rich Asians will finally return, though not as originally expected.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In late February, the FDA delisted semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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But was that context enough to justify devoting an entire episode — even a relatively compact 38-minute one — to it, this late in a season where the characters the audience is most invested in have now been in limbo for multiple chapters in a row?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Deputies arrived at the temple around 9:13 a.m. and soon notified Chino Hills Code Enforcement, whose officers are tasked with maintaining the appearance and safety of property in the city.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The question, which figures to be answered very soon: What happens at quarterback?—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The erstwhile heir apparent stepped down as New World’s CEO in September and was succeeded by chief operating officer Eric Ma, who in turn, was replaced two months later by Echo Huang, the CEO of the company’s mainland subsidiary.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to a White House official, the guest list includes Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican and erstwhile presidential candidate; Michigan Representative John James; prison reform advocate Alice Johnson; and civil rights activist Alveda King.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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