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
Metallica has finally announced the deluxe remaster for their notorious 1996 LP, Load.
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sanders threw a party at Hyde & Seek in Dallas after finally being drafted, according to Page Six.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Panthers finally strike After getting several good looks early in the second period, Florida finally struck.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Florida finally got its second two-star Michelin restaurant.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sanders threw a party at Hyde & Seek in Dallas after finally being drafted, according to Page Six.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Panthers finally strike After getting several good looks early in the second period, Florida finally struck.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Florida finally got its second two-star Michelin restaurant.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
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But items imported before the May 2 change will eventually run out.—
Helen Reid,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Other Warriors and Rockets players eventually intervened.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Adverb
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Prima thought about the possibility that there was a person in the world—perhaps Ruth was this person or would someday be this person—for whom Prima’s name was this kind of talisman.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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So to keep the population viable and to hopefully restore it someday.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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