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
For many Democrats, including DeLauro herself, that ultimately wasn't enough to get behind it.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Genre audiences willing to settle for some weird-ass but ultimately toothless subversiveness might enjoy Buddy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
He was ultimately deported to Ecuador, with his attorney, John D. Robertson, alerting the U.S. Attorney handling the case in an email on Jan. 8.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
That humor is what ultimately resonated when Wells decided to film her daily climb and post it online.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Genre audiences willing to settle for some weird-ass but ultimately toothless subversiveness might enjoy Buddy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
He was ultimately deported to Ecuador, with his attorney, John D. Robertson, alerting the U.S. Attorney handling the case in an email on Jan. 8.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
That humor is what ultimately resonated when Wells decided to film her daily climb and post it online.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimately
Adverb
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The Zhangzhou site will eventually host six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jones and his sisters, foster care was a soft place to land, and soon his grandparents stepped in, eventually adopting the siblings.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those minutes were finally on the downturn Thursday night, with actual center Valanciunas returning to the Nuggets’ rotation after an 11-game absence.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Saturday Night Main Event card is finally complete.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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We were saddened at the prospect of all that land being developed someday, taking away another patch of wild Florida.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Five-star phenom Jacy Abii had just led Liberty to its second consecutive Class 5A state title as a sophomore, and coach Ross Reedy was talking about how Abii had the capability to be the best female basketball player in the world someday.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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