as in initially
in the beginning
we originally planned to go out tonight, but we changed our minds
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Recent Examples of originally
Larry Snelling said the suspect had been originally arrested on suspicion of robbery, and he had been taken to Swedish Hospital for observation prior to the shooting.
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Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
White House Correspondents Association Chair Weijia Jiang originally said the group would resume the program, but later took the stage to explain that law enforcement has requested attendees leave the premises.
—Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Though the provision was originally passed in 2008, lawmakers must renew it every few years.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
And while the courts originally said transfer tax revenue must go into a municipality’s general fund, special taxes under Upland can be exclusively directed to whatever the local government, or special interest group, wants.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
White House Correspondents Association Chair Weijia Jiang originally said the group would resume the program, but later took the stage to explain that law enforcement has requested attendees leave the premises.
—Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Though the provision was originally passed in 2008, lawmakers must renew it every few years.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
And while the courts originally said transfer tax revenue must go into a municipality’s general fund, special taxes under Upland can be exclusively directed to whatever the local government, or special interest group, wants.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for originally
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Losing hope Some of Blue Hills’ former employees initially held out hope that the nonprofit could reopen once the state finished its audit and lifted the freeze on Blue Hills accounts.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Third-stringer Luka Garza also saw first-quarter action, with Mazzulla initially deploying Vucevic against Embiid and Garza against veteran backup Andre Drummond.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Iran primarily responded by attacking shipping to shut down the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor along with striking US military bases and energy infrastructure across the Gulf region.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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The remaining droneship, A Shortfall of Gravitas, can support four-day launch cycle time while SpaceX will continue to use primarily LZ-40 for return-to-launch-site missions, Dontchev said.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Originally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originally. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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