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eventuate

[ih-ven-choo-eyt] / ɪˈvɛn tʃuˌeɪt /
VERB
be a consequence
Synonyms
STRONG
befall end ensue follow happen issue occur result stop terminate
WEAK
be consequent come about come to pass eventualize take place
Antonyms
STRONG
begin precede start
WEAK
cause

Example Sentences

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Waste manager Cleanaway, telecommunications operator Telstra and pipeline operator APA also figure among their nominated stocks should a stagflation scenario eventuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Joshi said venture capitalists eschewed military projects because of long lead times and the risk that orders may not eventuate.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

Cosell: Incidentally, Bobby did win the Grand Slam, and we had a lot of talk this past year about Jack winning the Grand Slam, and it didn’t eventuate.

From Golf Digest • May 4, 2020

Ronaldo storyline that could eventuate in the quarterfinals.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2018

The husbands of a sterile woman exert themselves to find opportunities for hospitality, which may happily eventuate in a change in her condition, that they may be made happy fathers.

From The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery by Notovitch, Nicolas