as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Recent Examples of originally
The firm, which was started in 2015, originally began experimenting with collagen, but later found that the production costs were too high.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The sale of cookies started as a grassroots effort in 1917 when the cookies, usually simple sugar cookies, were originally home-baked by troop members with moms volunteering as advisers.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
It was originally built in the mid-16th century by Sir Thomas Wendy, physician to Henry VIII, and host to Queen Elizabeth I during her 1564 progress to Cambridge.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit was originally filed in 2021.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The sale of cookies started as a grassroots effort in 1917 when the cookies, usually simple sugar cookies, were originally home-baked by troop members with moms volunteering as advisers.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
It was originally built in the mid-16th century by Sir Thomas Wendy, physician to Henry VIII, and host to Queen Elizabeth I during her 1564 progress to Cambridge.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit was originally filed in 2021.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for originally
Adverb
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They were initially charged with felony rioting, but those charges were dropped at the behest of prosecutors.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Country music artist Morgan Wallen initially denied throwing a chair off the roof of Nashville bar Chief’s in 2024, according to police video footage obtained by The Associated Press.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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There are also patchy or partial fall colors in the western part of the country, primarily in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Historically, people have primarily been consumers of media, not creators.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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