as in originally
in the beginning we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up

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Recent Examples of initially For this reason, some European officials and Ukraine had initially proposed a partial ceasefire of air, sea and attacks on energy infrastructure. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Alcantara was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital by private means, where he was initially listed in stable condition. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025 While champagne may increase serotonin levels initially, once the body metabolizes the alcohol, those levels quickly decrease. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025 Waymo will initially limit the availability of its Silicon Valley service to users of the Waymo One app who are residents with ZIP codes in the area, the company said. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for initially

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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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