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
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Rumors have swirled around Westerly, Rhode Island where Swift has a home, as people wonder if the celebrity couple will be getting married there or at Madison Square Garden in New York sometime this summer.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Still, Stiller being a no-show at the Garden wasn’t lost on his NBA playoffs sometime-nemesis Pat McAfee.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Adverb
Given that, an immediate return to widespread 90-degree temperatures by Monday is not anticipated, but temperatures are expected to reach those highs sometime later in the week.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Rumors have swirled around Westerly, Rhode Island where Swift has a home, as people wonder if the celebrity couple will be getting married there or at Madison Square Garden in New York sometime this summer.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Adjective
The rain should begin to taper off sometime midday Monday or Monday afternoon followed by clearing skies and a cooler breeze Monday evening into Tuesday.
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Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Still, Stiller being a no-show at the Garden wasn’t lost on his NBA playoffs sometime-nemesis Pat McAfee.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
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Panama's Cristian Martínez managed to save the ball from going out of bounds with a slide at the corner in a play that eventually reached Michael Murillo.
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Arraez fouled a pitch off his right foot in the first inning, and after a third-inning single, he eventually got replaced in the fifth inning as Casey Schmitt moved from left field to second base.
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Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.
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One channel aired a popular Sunday-night highlights show from Argentina’s domestic league, called Fútbol de Primera, which not only introduced me to up-and-coming players who might someday make the national team but also gave me a mental map of the country’s cities and neighborhoods.
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Not sell it someday in a fantasy.
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
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As for 29-year-old Greenway notched six points in 40 games with the Sabres last season and scored three points in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Buffalo during the 2025-26 campaign.
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The three-time AL MVP had earmarked this year’s Citizens Bank Park festivities, just 45 miles from his New Jersey hometown, as a rare chance to finally enter the derby.
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Japan finally breaks through After nearly 60 minutes of near misses, Japan finally scored the match’s first goal in the 57th minute.
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Women, who make up more than half (55%) of Social Security recipients ages 62 and up, on average collect $5,254 less annually than men, according to a FinanceBuzz analysis of the government's latest data.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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Turner, a family attorney, told attendees that Crump would be traveling to Senatobia soon to continue the push for accountability.
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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The erstwhile New York resident was loudly and vigorously booed by the hometown crowd as he was shown on the jumbotron of the legendary arena.
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Despite his meltdown in Colorado’s extra-inning loss to Milwaukee Friday night, the erstwhile starter has been one of baseball’s best relievers this season.
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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