ultimately
adverb
ul·ti·mate·ly
ˈəl-tə-mət-lē 
1
: in the end : fundamentally
the word comes ultimately from Latin
2
: eventually
ultimately, they agreed
Examples of ultimately in a Sentence
The changes ultimately proved to be unnecessary.
Ultimately, it's a question of who is more popular.
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This could ultimately help scientists rule out certain theories for dark matter and focus on others, saving a great deal of research funding for future projects.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The real money in AI will ultimately come from corporate users, and the current buildout requires inking deals with suppliers and hyperscalers, CEO to CEO.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Back then, inflation also ramped up past 5%, fell back toward 3%, but then ultimately soared above 10% between 1972 and 1974, hurt by the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the end of President Nixon's wage and price controls .
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Sure, pop and hip-hop may still ultimately dominate the top 40 arena, but the gentle upswing in popularity for a genre long clowned for being dead is obviously noteworthy.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The real money in AI will ultimately come from corporate users, and the current buildout requires inking deals with suppliers and hyperscalers, CEO to CEO.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Back then, inflation also ramped up past 5%, fell back toward 3%, but then ultimately soared above 10% between 1972 and 1974, hurt by the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the end of President Nixon's wage and price controls .
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Sure, pop and hip-hop may still ultimately dominate the top 40 arena, but the gentle upswing in popularity for a genre long clowned for being dead is obviously noteworthy.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultimately. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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