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
The director emphasizes the depth of this coming-of-ager, explaining how the child eventually gets lost from the father and has to go up the mountain again by himself — a biblical image that also works as a potent central metaphor.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
The cravat eventually became a fashionable accessory among the French elite and was often crafted from luxurious fabrics such as lace or silk.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The colours tend to be earthy and dull and, crucially, don’t stick to the fabric and eventually fade.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Typically, someone suffering heat stroke has exhausted their reserves of sweat and salt to stay cool, so sweating eventually stops during heat stroke.
—Brian Bossak, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
The cravat eventually became a fashionable accessory among the French elite and was often crafted from luxurious fabrics such as lace or silk.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
The colours tend to be earthy and dull and, crucially, don’t stick to the fabric and eventually fade.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Typically, someone suffering heat stroke has exhausted their reserves of sweat and salt to stay cool, so sweating eventually stops during heat stroke.
—Brian Bossak, The Conversation, 19 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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But staff say whales have been spotted in the area, with humpbacks finally making a return after a 25-year absence.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
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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Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The United States is otherwise expected to run out of room to borrow sometime in August.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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But that was breached sometime overnight, when someone pried the plywood off a back window and broke the glass, making the home a crime scene for a second time, police said Wednesday.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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“Eventually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventually. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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