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adjective even·tu·al \ i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl , -ˈven-chəl , -chü-əl \

Definition of eventual

1 archaic :contingent, conditional

2 :taking place at an unspecified later time :ultimately resulting

they counted on our eventual success

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Dianne Bentley’s surprising divorce filing set off a wave of controversy that led to eventual resignation of Gov. Robert Bentley as part of a plea deal related to campaign finance and ethics violations.

— AL.com, "Dianne Bentley filed for divorce from Gov. Robert Bentley 2 years ago: Where are they now?," 28 Aug. 2017
In 2015 the Centurions went 18-6 and lost 2-1 to eventual champion Sacred Heart in the semis.

— josh cook, The Courier-Journal, "Christian Academy of Louisville field hockey team wins Apple Tournament on first try," 26 Aug. 2017
After an interception by Justin Agema three plays into Friday's game, the Redhawks and new junior quarterback Payton Thorne went right to work in an eventual 37-7 victory over host Glenbard North.

— rich mayor, Naperville Sun, "A rose in Payton Thorne: Naperville Central eases past Glenbard North," 26 Aug. 2017
Beginning with his birth into slavery in Maryland, Parker recalled his life in bondage and his eventual escape to a tenuous freedom in Pennsylvania, where a confrontation with a slaveholder erupted into the violent Christiana Riot of 1851.

— annika neklason, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Civil War Reader," 18 Aug. 2017
Breazeale hit a leadoff single and scored the eventual winning run a short time later on a Joshua Lopez two-run single.

— randy mcroberts, The Aegis, "IronBirds aid in NYPL's South All-Star victory," 16 Aug. 2017
Schubert birdied two of the first five holes, forged a 4-up lead through the morning 18, and Valenzuela couldn’t get her putter working enough to keep up in in Schubert’s eventual 6-and-5 victory.

— tod leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Schubert routs Valenzuela to capture U.S.Women's Amateur," 13 Aug. 2017
Nothing that happens in this hellish sequence (or in the eventual, futile courtroom trial that exonerated the errant cops) conveys the boiling point of social frustration that Spike Lee caught frighteningly well in Do the Right Thing.

— armond white, National Review, "Kathryn Bigelow Does the Wrong Thing in Detroit," 4 Aug. 2017
A media report has suggested that such railings could be part of an eventual compromise that would enable the removal of the metal detectors.

— Bloomberg.com, "The Latest: Israel Begins Removing Metal Detectors From Site," 24 July 2017

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Definition of eventual for English Language Learners

: coming or happening at a later time

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adjective even·tu·al \ i-ˈven-chə-wəl \

Definition of eventual for Students

:coming at some later time

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