as in finally
at a later time
stop whining about how long it's taking us—we'll get there eventually
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Recent Examples of eventually
At the end of Season 2, In-ho so graciously betrays everybody and eventually sneaks away from the pack, fakes his own death of the walkie talkie, and then puts his mask back on and punishes Gi-hun for causing this whole revolt and shoots and kills his best friend right in front of him.
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 1 July 2025
Swaggart eventually was defrocked and became an independent and non-denominational Pentecostal minister.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The friend was eventually evicted from the house, according to the court documents.
—July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Although there is nothing low-key about the arrestingly beautiful Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort, it was designed with the intention of eventually merging with—or even disappearing behind—the cover of nature.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
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Jim Halterman, Variety, 1 July 2025
Swaggart eventually was defrocked and became an independent and non-denominational Pentecostal minister.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The friend was eventually evicted from the house, according to the court documents.
—July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Although there is nothing low-key about the arrestingly beautiful Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort, it was designed with the intention of eventually merging with—or even disappearing behind—the cover of nature.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventually
Adverb
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After so many of her father’s movie nights at home, Destry Allyn Spielberg finally got the chance to host her own.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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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
Adverb
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The research findings show that therapies targeting this protein could someday help create new therapies that treat the vision-stealing disease.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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While at Leach’s memorial, the air raid crew vowed to gather someday to celebrate Leach.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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The show was canceled due to low ratings but became a cult classic, ultimately scoring a second season in 2014.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The outage was ultimately CrowdStrike's fault, and in the aftermath of the incident, the company promised a long list of process improvements to keep a bad update like that from going out again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Other liberty trees soon arose, and patriots often gathered beneath the branches seeking wisdom and support.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Please check back again soon for the recorded video. LIVE VIDEO TO BEGIN AFTER AD Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Use up and down arrows to change volume, and spacebar or enter to toggle mute.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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Together and Twice — though any of those names could score another big win in America sometime soon, as all remain active and hugely popular.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Blue Origin is making steady progress toward the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, which could occur sometime this fall.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventually. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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