as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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By the 1870s, the filibuster had become both a fixture of the political process and a noun — though it was initially applied to the person who gave the speeches, rather than the act of speaking itself, Merriam-Webster says.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Rivas will be booked into Dona Ana County Detention Center, a Las Cruces facility, where he will initially be held without bond, according to the LCPD.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
For instance, shifts in international alignments and trade agreements, though initially destabilizing, often create new market opportunities or strategic alliances.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Officials initially believed the otters wouldn’t stray too far from the zoo, and might even return to their enclosure on their own.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Rivas will be booked into Dona Ana County Detention Center, a Las Cruces facility, where he will initially be held without bond, according to the LCPD.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
For instance, shifts in international alignments and trade agreements, though initially destabilizing, often create new market opportunities or strategic alliances.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Officials initially believed the otters wouldn’t stray too far from the zoo, and might even return to their enclosure on their own.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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