as in eventually
at a later time
we'll ultimately renovate this section of the house, but for now it will stay as it is
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Recent Examples of ultimately
Police were called, but Hannah-Kim ultimately declined to press charges.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 June 2025
Trump ultimately walked back most of those tariffs and maintained instead a universal 10 percent rate, with additional levies in specific cases, such as against China or against steel and aluminum imports—the effects of which are still playing out in the markets.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The outage was ultimately CrowdStrike's fault, and in the aftermath of the incident, the company promised a long list of process improvements to keep a bad update like that from going out again.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
More instructive was the recent €50million sale of then-21-year-old Xavi Simons to RB Leipzig, a deal which could ultimately total €80m. PSG had exercised a €6m buy-back clause to retrieve Simons from PSV Eindhoven, a year after selling him there, before banking a big profit.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 June 2025
Trump ultimately walked back most of those tariffs and maintained instead a universal 10 percent rate, with additional levies in specific cases, such as against China or against steel and aluminum imports—the effects of which are still playing out in the markets.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The outage was ultimately CrowdStrike's fault, and in the aftermath of the incident, the company promised a long list of process improvements to keep a bad update like that from going out again.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
More instructive was the recent €50million sale of then-21-year-old Xavi Simons to RB Leipzig, a deal which could ultimately total €80m. PSG had exercised a €6m buy-back clause to retrieve Simons from PSV Eindhoven, a year after selling him there, before banking a big profit.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimately
Adverb
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But the blood tests eventually come back negative, meaning Nuria (Maria Romanillos) and other athletes who took the drug are allowed to participate.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The colours tend to be earthy and dull and, crucially, don’t stick to the fabric and eventually fade.—
Maeve Campbell,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After so many of her father’s movie nights at home, Destry Allyn Spielberg finally got the chance to host her own.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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But staff say whales have been spotted in the area, with humpbacks finally making a return after a 25-year absence.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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The research findings show that therapies targeting this protein could someday help create new therapies that treat the vision-stealing disease.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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While at Leach’s memorial, the air raid crew vowed to gather someday to celebrate Leach.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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