eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-ˈven-chəl,
-chü-əl
1
archaic
: contingent, conditional
2
: taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
they counted on our eventual success
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The exhibits currently open to the public mark only a fraction of the museum’s eventual offerings.
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The eventual Raspberries reunion in 2004 came after intense rehearsals.
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Talk to me about Gov. Hagan (Ward Horton), the presidential candidate and eventual president-elect.
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Bond was just 29 at the time, and decades away from his eventual longtime tenure as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, but Collin correctly deduced that Bond had an impressive future ahead of him.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The eventual Raspberries reunion in 2004 came after intense rehearsals.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Talk to me about Gov. Hagan (Ward Horton), the presidential candidate and eventual president-elect.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Bond was just 29 at the time, and decades away from his eventual longtime tenure as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, but Collin correctly deduced that Bond had an impressive future ahead of him.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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eventual
adjective
even·tu·al
i-ˈvench-(ə-)wəl
-ˈven-chəl
: coming at some later time : ultimate
our eventual success
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