as in eventual
occurring at a later time
were able to proceed without ulterior argument
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Photo: Peggy Nolan Her ulterior motivation for enrolling at FIU, though, was to use its darkroom to develop her photographs.
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Nadine Zylberberg, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
For its own sake, and not some ulterior parenting goal?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
The human brain has acquired new instruments—auxiliary electronics that are hooked into algorithms organized, with ulterior purpose, in some sinister way.
—Lance Morrow, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
Her ulterior motivation for enrolling at FIU, though, was to use its darkroom to develop her photographs.
—Nadine Zylberberg, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
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Nadine Zylberberg, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
For its own sake, and not some ulterior parenting goal?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
The human brain has acquired new instruments—auxiliary electronics that are hooked into algorithms organized, with ulterior purpose, in some sinister way.
—Lance Morrow, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
Her ulterior motivation for enrolling at FIU, though, was to use its darkroom to develop her photographs.
—Nadine Zylberberg, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Ulterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ulterior. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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