as in eventual
occurring at a later time
were able to proceed without ulterior argument
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Recent Examples of ulterior
Below are some potential players who present themselves as prime trade candidates for ulterior organizational motives.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
And Sabo-Attwood cautions that wastewater surveillance, like much of public health, rests on trust, and that trust evaporates if people fear their data could be co-opted for ulterior purposes.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Defensive assistance can be used for offensive purposes, just as foreign development assistance can be misappropriated by host countries for all sorts of ulterior purposes.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2015
Disagreements among the justices surface not because of ulterior political motives, but because constitutional interpretation is an art, not a science.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
And Sabo-Attwood cautions that wastewater surveillance, like much of public health, rests on trust, and that trust evaporates if people fear their data could be co-opted for ulterior purposes.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Defensive assistance can be used for offensive purposes, just as foreign development assistance can be misappropriated by host countries for all sorts of ulterior purposes.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2015
Disagreements among the justices surface not because of ulterior political motives, but because constitutional interpretation is an art, not a science.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ulterior
Adjective
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Challenges and Pain Points Bhatt and others contemplated some of our current limitations: an eventual deficit of 11 million doctors, and spending of up to $11 trillion per year, for lackluster results.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Rams are cooking a bit in general this offseason, bringing back quarterback Matthew Stafford to a team that nearly upset the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles last postseason.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The split will force MSNBC to build up some of its own reporting and newsgathering infrastructure, especially in Washington D.C., where Kutler is expected to announce a new Washington Bureau for the network in coming months.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
23 Feb. 2025
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Mass corporate bankruptcies are now no longer out of the question in coming months.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Calipari’s Kentucky team won when Michael Kidd-Gilchrist delivered a game-saving block in the final minute.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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Force will be back for its third and final season later this year.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Energy says the Southwest Grid Connector could be anywhere from three miles to 15 miles wide, though the ultimate transmission line built would cover far less land.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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No matter how many times he’s hoisted the NCAA Tournament trophy, the feeling of seeing a team experience that ultimate triumph for the first time will never get old.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jockey Flavien Prat road John Hancock last race but stays aboard Rapture here.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Former First-Round Pick Linebacker in Blockbuster Trade With Titans The Ravens received their picks for losing Patrick Queen, Jadeveon Clowney, Geno Stone, and Kevin Zeitler in free agency last offseason, which makes their success this past season more impressive.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Two highly anticipated filings expected Friday in the contentious effort to dismiss the public corruption case against Mayor Adams could open up a new chapter in the saga as criticism that Adams has surrendered his independence to President Trump to skirt charges reach a boiling point.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Earnings estimates have not been rising as fast as anticipated because analysts have not been getting clear signals from corporate America.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Ulterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ulterior. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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