ultimately

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  1. adverb At last; in the end; eventually.

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  • But ultimately, the world's the limit here. —  Jeff Hawkins on how brain science will change computing
  • And ultimately, the mystical or sometimes called the "anagogical" level. —  Peter Reinhart on bread
  • Here's what I found: "sincere" is ultimately from the Latin "sincerus," which means "whole, unsullied, pure, honest, genuine."
  • This phrase is actually a pun on umble pie , a lowly servants' dish made from the umbles ("innards," ultimately from the Latin lumbus , "loin") of deer, as opposed to the venison their masters ate. —  The Word Detective
  • With the help of NATO and the international community, Macedonia ultimately was able to accommodate the influx.
 

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/ˈəltɪmətli/
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