as in final
coming or happening at a later time
our eventual success She lost to the eventual champion. This plant reaches an eventual height of 15 feet.
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Recent Examples of eventual
The Current reached the semifinals and lost to Orlando, the eventual champion.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
In the simulation where all four objects—the LMC, Triangulum, the Milky Way and Andromeda—were included, the odds of an eventual merger were predicted at 50 percent.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
The eventual winner will have the lowest average age of any NBA champion since 1980.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
The Razorbacks lost Games 2 and 3 at the 2022 NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional to eventual national runner-up Texas.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
In the simulation where all four objects—the LMC, Triangulum, the Milky Way and Andromeda—were included, the odds of an eventual merger were predicted at 50 percent.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
The eventual winner will have the lowest average age of any NBA champion since 1980.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
The Razorbacks lost Games 2 and 3 at the 2022 NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional to eventual national runner-up Texas.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventual
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Despite his final appearance in the main series ending in 1987, Doctor 7 appeared in the 1996 TV film, handing over the reigns to Paul McGann. 7.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Indiana scored seven points in the final 22 seconds to avoid a double-digit loss, but the majority of the final 25 minutes were all Mystics.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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While a piece of the English football cake has become the ultimate soft-power toy for the world’s billionaires over the past two decades, Scottish clubs are still being bought up in the real world — and by mere millionaires; ones who do a lot more research than Roman Roy did.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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And Lake Oconee, located between Atlanta and Augusta, is the ultimate summer retreat.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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That latter tool was built on technology Flock Safety quietly acquired in a previously unreported deal with Lucidus Tech last year.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Overall, Maye stepped up nicely in the pocket, despite likely taking two would-be sacks on his latter completions to Douglas.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2025
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Cassie also appeared with her baby bump in a following close-up shot as Fine’s hands cradled her stomach.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Post-Earnings Analysis: Conversely, traders could evaluate the relationship between the immediate stock reaction to the earnings and its following medium-term performance, adjusting their strategies accordingly after the results are out.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventual. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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