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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ultimately \Ul"ti*mate*ly\, adverb As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ultimately
adverb
1: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn: {finally}, {in the end}, {at last}, {at long last}]
2: after everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off" [syn: {in the last analysis}, {in the final analysis}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "ultimately": as things go, as times go, at bottom, at last, at length, at long last, at the end, at the last, basically, conclusively, essentially, eventually, finally, fundamentally, in conclusion, in due course, in due season, in due time, in fine, in time, last, lastly, once for all, someday, sometime, somewhere, sooner or later, yet
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