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
Although one set of proceedings ended in mistrial, the actor was ultimately convicted on two out of three counts of rape in May 2023 and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in September 2023.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
According to their recent study published in the journal PLOS One, the researchers ultimately unearthed 32 bone needle fragments linked to the early Paleoindian period (between roughly 13,500 and 12,000 years ago).
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Last year, he was limited to 16 games because of a season-opening shoulder injury, then hip and back problems that ultimately required surgeries a month apart.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
My mom had breast cancer around this age (41) and then ultimately died from brain cancer a decade or so later.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
According to their recent study published in the journal PLOS One, the researchers ultimately unearthed 32 bone needle fragments linked to the early Paleoindian period (between roughly 13,500 and 12,000 years ago).
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Last year, he was limited to 16 games because of a season-opening shoulder injury, then hip and back problems that ultimately required surgeries a month apart.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
My mom had breast cancer around this age (41) and then ultimately died from brain cancer a decade or so later.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimately
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The show was eventually picked up to series at Apple in 2021.Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Although Awakenings brought Sacks public attention (and eventually a Hollywood movie), his greatest success came after the publication of 1985’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a volume of clinical tales that humanized people with serious neurological disorders.Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The collarless jacket is finally a style that feels like me.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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With a priceless historic apartment in her family’s possession that was finally vacant after decades, the decision was clear.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Just down the road, workers mill in and out of the launch pad area where SpaceX founder Elon Musk and his team propel 5,000-ton rockets into space and from where the tycoon hopes to someday send humans to Mars.Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists hope this kind of pig will someday provide an unlimited supply of kidneys, livers, hearts and other organs that could alleviate the chronic shortage of organs for transplantation and save thousands of patients every year.Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Ultimately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimately. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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