initially
adverb
ini·tial·ly
i-ˈni-sh(ə-)lē 
: at the beginning : at first
The reason I initially came here was to find work.
It turned out that the situation was not as serious as we had initially believed.
Initially, the symptoms are mild.
Examples of initially in a Sentence
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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The Sukhoi Su-34 multirole strike aircraft is a twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber, initially developed for the Soviet Air Forces in the 1980s.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
And Harrison was, justifiably, initially like, ‘Uh, is that going to be funny?
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
According to reports, Williams' family initially feared that he was involved in a car accident.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Despite his love of the film, Walsh was initially hesitant.
—Gregory James Wakeman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
And Harrison was, justifiably, initially like, ‘Uh, is that going to be funny?
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
According to reports, Williams' family initially feared that he was involved in a car accident.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Despite his love of the film, Walsh was initially hesitant.
—Gregory James Wakeman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initially. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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