as in eventually
at a later time
we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project
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After the snakebitten franchise, famous for losing four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, finally snapped a miserable 17-season playoff drought in 2017, then drafted franchise cornerstone quarterback Josh Allen, the Bills have been back, baby.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Before the Material Girl’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, finally whisked her away, air kisses were exchanged.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Getty Images James, who shot to superstardom at the FIFA 2014 World Cup, scored the goal that would help his nation to finally qualify for the biggest tournament in world sport in 2026.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As one of the most established skydiving centers in the country, this is a great place to finally check off that bucket list item.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Before the Material Girl’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, finally whisked her away, air kisses were exchanged.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Getty Images James, who shot to superstardom at the FIFA 2014 World Cup, scored the goal that would help his nation to finally qualify for the biggest tournament in world sport in 2026.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
As one of the most established skydiving centers in the country, this is a great place to finally check off that bucket list item.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finally
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In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ten Hag’s first season at United yielded silverware and a third-place league finish, but also had bouts of concerning away form, with tactical weaknesses that would eventually spread and critically undermine his plans for the future.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Chang’An, China, in the year 731, Han Yu shares a special connection with animals and dreams of someday becoming a merchant and traveling the trade routes.—
Caroline Carlson
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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In mid-2024, Musk predicted that Optimus robots would someday turn Tesla into a $25 trillion company, which was equal to more than half of the entire value of the S&P 500 at the time of his comment.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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