as in eventually
at a later time
we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project
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Recent Examples of finally
Gemini Rising After months of career focus, things are finally beginning to settle into a consistent pace.
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Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg was not exactly thrilled with the relocation plan, but far away from home and far away from his mom, he finally was left to make the right choices on his own – to go to class, to go to practice, to work and apply himself.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
From there, further modules plan and execute experiments, analyze and plot the data and, finally, write the paper.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg was not exactly thrilled with the relocation plan, but far away from home and far away from his mom, he finally was left to make the right choices on his own – to go to class, to go to practice, to work and apply himself.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
From there, further modules plan and execute experiments, analyze and plot the data and, finally, write the paper.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
Adverb
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Geno Smith, who eventually became the starting QB in Seattle, also fit the mold of journeyman passer.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Aaron said that incorporating a method of moderation or verification—such as the voting system in Waze—would have required collecting user data that might someday fall under a subpoena.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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With hopes that the money will someday be used for good.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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