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
Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
Depending on timing of approvals, the first phase of construction could begin sometime within the next 18 to 24 months, Lacey said.
—Theresa Clift
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Berninger made the album with co-producer and sometime co-writer Sean O’Brien.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Paul said Nancy’s plan was to return sometime between December 17th and December 27th.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
Depending on timing of approvals, the first phase of construction could begin sometime within the next 18 to 24 months, Lacey said.
—Theresa Clift
july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Berninger made the album with co-producer and sometime co-writer Sean O’Brien.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sometime
Adverb
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He was eventually surrounded and surrendered to agents.—
Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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The organizers were eventually forced to slash ticket prices for the knockout games, including the semis and the final.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Nic’s former connection, Cierra, who was kicked off the show for using a racial slur in a past social media post, subtly supported her former partner’s new connection with her best friend.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, has signed on as an executive producer of the upcoming crime-thriller 52nd State, which is currently in production in Bogota, Colombia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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It will be featured in his presidential library someday.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Indeed, when the building was constructed in the late 1960s and early 70s, no one was concerned about rising sea levels — or that the building might someday be under water.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Cape Florida Light The Cape Florida Light, in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on the tip of Key Biscayne, is the oldest lighthouse in the state.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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Difficulty breathing Irregular heartbeat Cardiac arrest (heart attack) Adults 19 and older should not take more than 350 mg of magnesium per day to avoid side effects and reduce the chance of toxicity.10 7.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
Adverb
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No, what finally finished me on this subplot was this week’s exchange of manuscripts with Duncan, a highbrow biographer.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Now, tariffs—those blunt instruments of trade policy—may finally compel businesses to move beyond talk and deliver meaningful change.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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An attendee holds a portrait of late football player Andre Silva during the funeral ceremony of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at the Mother Church of Gondomar, on the outskirts...—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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From mid-June to late September, Gulf waters teem with bay scallops, and Steinhatchee is one of Florida’s top spots to harvest them.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Adverb
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At Camp La Junta, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding soon swept through.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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Reynolds said that his niece has cuts and bruises all over her entire body, but should be released from the hospital soon pending blood work.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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But the real question is what kind of concrete retribution Trump could try to exact on his erstwhile political ally and campaign donor.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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On the way to the Fordyce’s second floor, the erstwhile opulence along Bathhouse Row becomes evident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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“Sometime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sometime. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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