eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-ˈven-chəl,
-chü-əl
1
archaic
: contingent, conditional
2
: taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
they counted on our eventual success
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And then last season, the Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins heading into the playoffs and were swept by eventual champion Oklahoma City in the first round.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Two new bilateral agreements forged between Washington and Havana over the course of the crisis paved the way to their eventual transfer to the United States.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Those headlines refer to a long-ago event involving a previous Fed chair, dizzyingly high stock prices, and an eventual market crash.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Two new bilateral agreements forged between Washington and Havana over the course of the crisis paved the way to their eventual transfer to the United States.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Those headlines refer to a long-ago event involving a previous Fed chair, dizzyingly high stock prices, and an eventual market crash.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈvench-(ə-)wəl
-ˈven-chəl
: coming at some later time : ultimate
our eventual success
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