incipiently

adverb

as in initially

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  1. initially
  2. originally
  3. primarily
Adverb
  • Due to its demand for computing power and related infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI) may initially be inflationary.
    — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Close watchers of the box office will recall Endgame initially reading out a $350 million three-day gross that Sunday, before revising up to $357 million.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of initially
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  • The case, which was originally filed in 2020, was settled later in 2023 by the client working with his new lawyer.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But economists originally developed the production possibilities frontier to describe the choices facing entire economies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of originally
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  • The Mutiara Sentosa 2 serves the Surabaya-Makassar route, a voyage that typically takes around 40 hours and is primarily used by domestic travelers and cargo transport between the islands of Java and Sulawesi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
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