as in eventually
at a later time
we'll get around to it sometime
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as in former
having been such at some previous time
a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat
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Recent Examples of sometime
Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
And even if the stock snaps its losing streak sometime soon, Wall Street pros say contrarian trading in Palantir could keep ticking higher along with the share price.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Adverb
The Phillies and Twins will play a regular-season game sometime in August 2026 in a revival of the league’s Field of Dreams game held at Dyersville, Iowa, multiple major-league sources said.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
And even if the stock snaps its losing streak sometime soon, Wall Street pros say contrarian trading in Palantir could keep ticking higher along with the share price.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The five new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by band songwriter/guitarist and sometime singer Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Gallagher’s London Lone Star Sound studio, according to a release announcing the project.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Toss in his old girlfriend Lucy and her sometime boyfriend and former cop Chuck Littlefield, and enjoy the ride in this sweet, sharp book.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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Cooper initially thought mirror bacteria would eventually die off due to a lack of food, but there are enough molecules that are neither right-handed or left-handed to sustain them.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Many of the oligarchs backed Putin’s rise, and those who eventually turned on him didn’t end well.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the late financier's estate to explore a possible mismanagement of a federal government investigation involving Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Amid the cast shake-up at Saturday Night Live, current and former stars are sharing their reactions to the news ahead of season 51.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That means that if this sport does someday expand from 30 to 32 teams, everything is in play — much of it visible, some of it not so visible.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the new study suggests that capability could be added someday.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Successive administrations let the old broadcast arms of American government abroad — Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia — slide into well-meaning obsolescence.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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During a live episode of their show at UC's Fifth Third Arena, the Kelce brothers were finally given their diplomas by Dr. Neville Pinto, UC's president.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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It wasn’t supposed to set for another hour and a half, but streetlights flickered on as the sky darkened and the dust finally caught up to Olbinski.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Known officially as The Argo at the Fox Bay Theater, the entertainment hall is already under construction and projected to open late 2025.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced in late July that its recommendation aligns with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While Bottas has not been officially confirmed as a Cadillac driver, several reports have claimed that he will be announced soon.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The billowing retaliations over the redistricting push soon followed.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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But now, with another tough contract negotiation on the horizon, SAG-AFTRA is going to have to push forward without its erstwhile leader from Queens.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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For that is indeed the erstwhile marijuana mogul’s official job title, at least for now.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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