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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Jon Conahan of Athlon Sports recently predicted the Chicago Cubs would be the team to win the eventual Alcántara sweepstakes.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The eventual double bogey ultimately cost him the title.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Andrew told the Boston Herald in 2007 that the long process leading up to Tanzi’s eventual execution was a tough constant reminder of the murder.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Since then, Oregon has never won another national title and only made one other Final Four, when the Ducks lost to eventual champion North Carolina in the national semifinals in 2017.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The eventual double bogey ultimately cost him the title.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Andrew told the Boston Herald in 2007 that the long process leading up to Tanzi’s eventual execution was a tough constant reminder of the murder.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Since then, Oregon has never won another national title and only made one other Final Four, when the Ducks lost to eventual champion North Carolina in the national semifinals in 2017.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eventual
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventual. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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