as in eventual
occurring at a later time
were able to proceed without ulterior argument
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Recent Examples of ulterior
At this point, supporter opposition to the Egyptian venture appeared to have ulterior reasoning, beyond the dispute about Mashhour’s comments, owing to the club’s recent performance on the pitch.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In the larger sense, along with truth comes a distortion of it, sometimes innocently and inadvertently but, more often than not, by design and for ulterior purposes.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Last season, deGrom pitched in three games during the 2024 season after missing the majority of the year recovering from surgery to repair a torn ulterior cruciate ligament.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
The charismatic Sharma takes Santosh under her wing, and while aspects of her attention feel ulterior, headway is made both in Santosh’s self-worth and in the case, which points to the involvement of a Muslim boy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In the larger sense, along with truth comes a distortion of it, sometimes innocently and inadvertently but, more often than not, by design and for ulterior purposes.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Last season, deGrom pitched in three games during the 2024 season after missing the majority of the year recovering from surgery to repair a torn ulterior cruciate ligament.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
The charismatic Sharma takes Santosh under her wing, and while aspects of her attention feel ulterior, headway is made both in Santosh’s self-worth and in the case, which points to the involvement of a Muslim boy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ulterior
Adjective
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Over the last three seasons, the eventual national champion has been quite a value bet before the games tipped off.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then, in the top of the 11th inning, Smith launched the eventual game-winning home run off Shane Bieber.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The first cars in the test fleet were delivered in September, and the number will grow to more than a hundred in the coming months, according to an Uber statement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Canada was now tethered closer than ever to its neighbor and would be signed up wholesale to the economic orthodoxies of the coming neoliberal age.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the tone of those attacks have amped up in recent days, drawing allegations from some Democrats that Cuomo’s campaign is leaning into Islamophobia in the final stretch of the campaign.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s why the album has gone down in history, the ultimate case of a superstar ripping it up to start again, in the mode of Kid A or Achtung Baby, Bowie in Berlin or Neil Young heading for the ditch.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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From flattering faux leather pants and wide-leg jeans to a chic trench and the ultimate fall overcoat, here are the European styles to shop this season—starting at $15 at Amazon.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Virginia Tech recently announced a planned $229 million investment in athletics over the next four years.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The president formerly backed out of a planned interview with Scott Pelley in October ahead of the 2024 presidential election.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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According to Hamilton Lane, a firm that invests on behalf of pension funds, as of 2021 PE firms were still holding 45% of their buyout deals five years following their purchase; last year, around 65% were still sitting unsold after a half-decade.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Six of the players who started last weekend’s 2-0 Bundesliga home win against Freiburg — three days after that PSG defeat — are new to the club this season.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To be effective, tree guards should be buried about 1 to 4 inches in the soil and extend roughly 20 inches above the soil or the anticipated snow line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Fast forward 55 years, and the event has grown into the world’s largest and most anticipated road race, drawing professionals and novices alike to push their limits — and test running shoe innovations along the way.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Ulterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ulterior. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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