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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Legal experts say those cases' eventual resolutions could bring profound changes to the relationships between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government and on Trump's chances of success in advancing his agenda.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The club relied on eventual Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and then a series of openers and long relievers to make their way.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Her defeats this year have largely been to peaking opponents and eventual tournament winners, and on the surface, all the signs of them were present in Spain: a slew of groundstroke errors and a sense of bewilderment against a player competing at a very high level.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Vital steps are being taken this year in the eventual expansion of the Sawgrass Expressway from its current end at Florida’s Turnpike to Interstate 95.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
The club relied on eventual Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and then a series of openers and long relievers to make their way.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Her defeats this year have largely been to peaking opponents and eventual tournament winners, and on the surface, all the signs of them were present in Spain: a slew of groundstroke errors and a sense of bewilderment against a player competing at a very high level.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Sun Sentinel Broward readies for Sawgrass Expressway expansion to I-95
Vital steps are being taken this year in the eventual expansion of the Sawgrass Expressway from its current end at Florida’s Turnpike to Interstate 95.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 6 May. 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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