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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With his son murdered in 2015, his mother’s illness and eventual transition, his wife passing away in January 2024, and many other instances of loss, Garry was forced to surrender to the reverberating, omnipresent feelings of grief.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Maryland trailed 22-15 after the first quarter then trimmed that deficit to just two entering halftime, erasing its slow start by closing the half on a 7-0 run and making its eventual comeback more manageable.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
But there are also now some real question marks about him after what went down in Vancouver with the eventual trading of J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Even after the Mets were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the eventual World Series champions, the attitude among fans was largely positive.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Maryland trailed 22-15 after the first quarter then trimmed that deficit to just two entering halftime, erasing its slow start by closing the half on a 7-0 run and making its eventual comeback more manageable.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
But there are also now some real question marks about him after what went down in Vancouver with the eventual trading of J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Even after the Mets were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the eventual World Series champions, the attitude among fans was largely positive.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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