as in eventually
at a later time
we'll ultimately renovate this section of the house, but for now it will stay as it is
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Recent Examples of ultimately
The Titanic was a ship of fools, passengers willing to entrust their fate to a crew of hubristic, ultimately incompetent, stewardship.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Banks could ultimately decide to avoid entire sectors perceived as high risk, said Fabian Teichmann, a Swiss lawyer and expert on terrorist financing.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the bright spots, Rooney’s tenure in MLS was ultimately viewed as a disappointment.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In the future, their importance will increase as AI boosts that expertise, delivers new avenues for decision-makers to find and access it, and, ultimately, gives brands a more powerful channel for reaching high-value prospects.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
Banks could ultimately decide to avoid entire sectors perceived as high risk, said Fabian Teichmann, a Swiss lawyer and expert on terrorist financing.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the bright spots, Rooney’s tenure in MLS was ultimately viewed as a disappointment.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In the future, their importance will increase as AI boosts that expertise, delivers new avenues for decision-makers to find and access it, and, ultimately, gives brands a more powerful channel for reaching high-value prospects.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimately
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Their style is to inflict death by a thousand passes, defending through retaining possession, moving the ball to move their opponents until, eventually, a gap opens.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The bill is currently only meant to cover hotels, restaurants and private sites, but could eventually extend to goods and services, including reviews left on major international sites like Amazon.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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Presently, TikTok users are also jumping at the opportunity to film their V-Day candles from Diptyque in tranquil bedroom settings, with comments expressing the sentiment that this is just the sign users needed to finally buy their own.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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After more than a decade of work on the film, the doc finally played film festivals in 2021 and got a wider release in 2023.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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And the latest mission of the nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter) vehicle is designed to push the envelope even further in a quest to return astronauts to the moon and someday fulfill CEO Elon Musk’s dream of sending the first humans to Mars.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the California counties most deeply affected according to the Senate dataset were in northern and inland parts of the state — suggesting the fate that has befallen Southern California could someday be replicated elsewhere in the state.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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