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
After so many of her father’s movie nights at home, Destry Allyn Spielberg finally got the chance to host her own.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 June 2025
After a day of disappointingly distant sightings, Zhou finally found some luck as a small troop descended through a forest of stone, glowing gold in the late evening light.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
There will be live entertainment at Pier Plaza starting at noon and, finally, at 9 p.m. a fireworks show will be launched over the water.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
With the day finally over and the week finally done, Adam Scott got to the Oakmont Country Club parking lot and began the process of realization that comes when any long wait is prolonged.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 June 2025
After a day of disappointingly distant sightings, Zhou finally found some luck as a small troop descended through a forest of stone, glowing gold in the late evening light.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
There will be live entertainment at Pier Plaza starting at noon and, finally, at 9 p.m. a fireworks show will be launched over the water.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
With the day finally over and the week finally done, Adam Scott got to the Oakmont Country Club parking lot and began the process of realization that comes when any long wait is prolonged.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
Adverb
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But the blood tests eventually come back negative, meaning Nuria (Maria Romanillos) and other athletes who took the drug are allowed to participate.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The margin eventually got to 31, which was the Thunder’s second-biggest deficit of the season.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 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
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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