as in originally
in the beginning
we initially intended to rebuild our hurricane-damaged home from the ground up
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Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department initially described the case as a suspicious disappearance but now say evidence points to a possible abduction.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The program would put four mobile speed-warning cameras in the city, with one initially placed in each council district.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Google initially identified 19 cellphone users as potential suspects, but the company did not identify those individuals by name.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The warehouse conditions were initially reported in August 2025.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The program would put four mobile speed-warning cameras in the city, with one initially placed in each council district.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Google initially identified 19 cellphone users as potential suspects, but the company did not identify those individuals by name.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The warehouse conditions were initially reported in August 2025.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initially
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These questions were raised after reporting by The New York Times in August 2024 regarding Moore’s untruthful claims about receiving the Bronze Star in Afghanistan — a story originally reported on in 2022 by FOX45’s Mikenzie Frost.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Florio dynasty, once one of Sicily’s most influential families, purchased Villa Igiea from English admiral Sir William Domville in 1899, and the property was originally known as Villa Domville.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Initially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initially. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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