as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The economy has been quietly weathering recession-like conditions since sometime in 2022, Wilson has argued throughout, with a recession not being picked up by conventional measurements but rather rolling through different segments of the economy, one at a time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 14 July 2025
The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher’s London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
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Adverb
The Jackson County and Kansas City election boards expect to certify the results of the recall sometime early next week.
—Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The economy has been quietly weathering recession-like conditions since sometime in 2022, Wilson has argued throughout, with a recession not being picked up by conventional measurements but rather rolling through different segments of the economy, one at a time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her vision of brutally honest modern soul fits folk and pop punk in its frame; this is license for the Canadian YouTube busker, Usher protégé, and sometime wild boy to access all those parts of himself.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 14 July 2025
The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher’s London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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So much so, eventually Hamblin ended up choosing the second and third pours of whiskey for us, instead of Gandano.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodell noted the rapid growth in flag-football participation at youth and collegiate levels, underscoring efforts to create a structured pipeline starting from youth leagues through high school and college, eventually reaching professional play.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The funding amounts approved for the 2025-26 school year are $6,864 per student and $7,627 for each former recipient of the Succeed Scholarship, according to the Education Department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The journalists were among 15 people arrested during the July 17 demonstration held in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain who was detained by ICE several days before.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise difficult ethical, social and legal issues.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Does Gordon have the talent to become a lead back someday?—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People only 21 years or older are allowed to shop at Canna Bloom.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Introduction Forty eight years after they were defeated in the first final over the water in Montevideo, Argentina finally won the World Cup, on home soil in Buenos Aires.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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By 2009, Ina Garten's Engagement Roast Chicken entered the chat, and rumor has it that a similar dish may have inspired Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to finally shift from partners to fiancés.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But when will Swift's latest project be released on Spotify and Apple Music?—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Democrats are dug in on extending Obamacare subsidies expiring soon, citing Americans' rising health care costs.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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With no agreement in place, the government will soon begin the arduous process of winding down operations, sending furlough notices, and notifying contractors.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Worried that Dessalines’s enemies might eventually force upon him the same fate suffered by his erstwhile friend and ally, Christophe refused to be sworn into office.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Being able to generate code was finally getting a chance to shine in the bright lights of another erstwhile reason to use generative AI and LLMs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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