as in eventually
at a later time
we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project
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While Spencer finally boarded a train to head west, his wife Alex continued to face some truly perilous challenges on her own quest to get to Montana.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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The golden fruit of the gods finally gets its due at Eleuthera’s Pineapple Festival.
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After the multiverse finally dies, Doctor Doom resurrects it as a single world and sets himself up as ruler.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Spencer finally catches a break, but bad luck continues to follow his better half.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The golden fruit of the gods finally gets its due at Eleuthera’s Pineapple Festival.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
After the multiverse finally dies, Doctor Doom resurrects it as a single world and sets himself up as ruler.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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