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originally

[uh-rij-uh-nl-ee] / əˈrɪdʒ ə nl i /
ADVERB
initially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically formerly
STRONG
primitively
WEAK
at first at the outset at the start by birth by origin first in the beginning in the first place incipiently primarily to begin with
Antonyms
WEAK
secondarily

Example Sentences

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Under Armour also booked higher costs related to its two-year-old restructuring plan than originally anticipated.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The company, founded in 2021, originally planned to build a wearable device with a neural interface that could capture brain signals to control a computer or smartphone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The two-day summit was originally scheduled for March but was delayed due to the war.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

It was originally sent to Kreiz in mid-March, shortly before the company announced it was laying off 65 employees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

A small-town doctor originally from Keysville, Virginia, Albert Priddy had been the colony’s superintendent since 1910.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee