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
And on Oscar Sunday, once the statues have finally been handed out, there are plenty of options to let loose — with or without a win.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Some travelers are finally making their way home, but Cotton and her family are among the many still stranded by the crossfire.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
By late Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, conditions will finally start to dry out.
—Mckenna King, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The trial finally began in February.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Some travelers are finally making their way home, but Cotton and her family are among the many still stranded by the crossfire.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
By late Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, conditions will finally start to dry out.
—Mckenna King, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The trial finally began in February.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
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In every state with a March 3 primary, Democrats hoped that the GOP’s total commitment to Trump would eventually backfire — not now, but by November.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kruger and Brooks overlapped on the show for six years (on and off), with Kruger eventually wrapping up her time in 2021.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Batcheller Elementary School in Winsted, which served students from the late 1950s to four years ago on Pratt Street, will someday house 37 apartments in various sizes.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The revelation that Maas has three or four complete unpublished manuscripts for entirely different series on her computer speaks to the prolific nature of her creative output and raises the possibility that readers may someday have access to entirely new worlds from the author.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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