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
Now, tariffs—those blunt instruments of trade policy—may finally compel businesses to move beyond talk and deliver meaningful change.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Still, McIlroy finally recorded his first top 10 since the Truist Championship in May with a T6.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Those who invest today with that reality in mind, patient, practical, sometimes lonely, will be the ones best positioned when the forest finally blooms.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
This investigation can finally create price transparency in Florida, empowering patients to choose the best care at the best prices.
—Cynthia A Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Still, McIlroy finally recorded his first top 10 since the Truist Championship in May with a T6.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Those who invest today with that reality in mind, patient, practical, sometimes lonely, will be the ones best positioned when the forest finally blooms.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
This investigation can finally create price transparency in Florida, empowering patients to choose the best care at the best prices.
—Cynthia A Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
Adverb
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He was eventually surrounded and surrendered to agents.—
Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Apple would eventually realize the form of that idea in the iPad.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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It will be featured in his presidential library someday.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Indeed, when the building was constructed in the late 1960s and early 70s, no one was concerned about rising sea levels — or that the building might someday be under water.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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