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 Rocky Hill girls basketball team advanced to the Class MM quarterfinals last year, where the Terriers lost to eventual champion Northwest Catholic.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
In this year's competition, Team Cavaliers proved to be the eventual victor when Draymond Green struggled to complete a chest pass.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
There are also some — including some investigating officers — who believe Combs was involved in Shakur’s eventual murder.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
The Indians went on to a regional final, where Plano East, the eventual state champion, eliminated them.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
In this year's competition, Team Cavaliers proved to be the eventual victor when Draymond Green struggled to complete a chest pass.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
There are also some — including some investigating officers — who believe Combs was involved in Shakur’s eventual murder.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
The Indians went on to a regional final, where Plano East, the eventual state champion, eliminated them.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventual
Adjective
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The prequel series was renewed for its second and final season in February 2023.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Mad About the Boy, the fourth and final installment of the franchise based on Helen Fielding’s novels.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Regardless of an airline’s operating procedures, the ultimate goal in an emergency is to evacuate everyone in 90 seconds or less.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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Meester, meanwhile, played Blair Waldorf, Serena's (Blake Lively) best friend, Chuck's (Ed Westwick) one true love, and the ultimate defender of the headband.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The most famous of these latter skits occurred in 2016, when Tom Hanks appeared.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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Getting to enjoy this trajectory from turmoil, a lot of success but a lot of turmoil, a lot of loneliness to his latter day serenity that Elton has now as a husband and a dad.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Cassie appeared with her baby bump in a following close-up shot as Fine’s hands cradled her stomach.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Rogan developed a following first and foremost as a comedian, a mixed-martial-arts personality, and a dude who’s really into galaxy-brain ideas, weird conspiracy theories, and his own beliefs about the world, some of which are noxious.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
11 Nov. 2024
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventual. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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