eventuality

noun

even·​tu·​al·​i·​ty i-ˌven-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē How to pronounce eventuality (audio)
plural eventualities
: a possible event or outcome : possibility

Examples of eventuality in a Sentence

He planned carefully and was ready for any eventuality. a cure for that form of cancer seems like a certain eventuality—it's just a matter of time
Recent Examples on the Web Amazon Studios Lee: There is room for all eventualities in the turning of the Wheel. Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023 Having robots learn to do things for themselves has proven challenging because of the complexity and variability of the physical world and human environments, and the difficulty of obtaining enough training data to teach them to cope with all eventualities. Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024 Players will have vast numbers of plays memorized and will be ready for any and all eventualities. Matias Grez, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024 This was a foreseeable eventuality, though, and the Justice Department could have addressed it by indicting Trump years ago. Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024 Aeolus was originally designed as a science and technology demonstration mission, but its global wind measurements proved so valuable that the data was incorporated into operational numerical weather forecast models, an eventuality not foreseen before the satellite's launch. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023 Much like an insurance policy, the Constitution provides protection against a possible eventuality. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024 To head off that doomsday eventuality, engineers and mathematicians have been developing a new class of PQC, short for post-quantum cryptography. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2023 Without certain knowledge, the best most investors can do is to be positioned for all eventualities. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eventuality was in 1650

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“Eventuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eventuality. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

eventuality

noun
even·​tu·​al·​i·​ty i-ˌven-chə-ˈwal-ət-ē How to pronounce eventuality (audio)
plural eventualities
: something that might happen : possibility

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