as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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Jamaat-e-Islami's leader, Shafiqur Rahman, who is not related to the BNP's Tarique Rahman, initially claimed there had been irregularities during voting.
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Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
The dog was found alive and was led off the mountain by rangers, officials said, but poor weather conditions initially prevented crews from recovering the hiker’s body.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This… turned out to be a bigger project than initially envisioned.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In Chicago, though, Black History Month was initially Black Liberation Month, the creation of an activist group named The Catalysts.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
The dog was found alive and was led off the mountain by rangers, officials said, but poor weather conditions initially prevented crews from recovering the hiker’s body.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This… turned out to be a bigger project than initially envisioned.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In Chicago, though, Black History Month was initially Black Liberation Month, the creation of an activist group named The Catalysts.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initially
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Groceries were originally subject to the full state sales tax.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Shooting stars was a regular feature from 2004 to 2015 and originally featured an NBA player, a WNBA player and a retired player on each team shooting from four locations.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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