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1
something that can develop or become actual
- a cure for that form of cancer seems like a certain eventuality—it's just a matter of time
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2
something that might happen
- a full-force hurricane on the day of the picnic was one eventuality that we hadn't planned on
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“Eventuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventuality. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of eventuality was in 1650
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