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initially

[ ih-nish-uh-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

happening first; at the start; in the beginning:
Although natural gas cars cost a bit more initially, savings from lower fuel costs can help make up the difference.
The foundation initially funded only educational programs, but later also awarded grants for emotional and social support.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of initially¹

initial ( def ) + -ly

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But after Trump initially threatened to hit the country with 24% tariffs, Tokyo may shift to buy more meat from South America.

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When the first season of the show premiered, I initially found value in Joe’s tortured voice.

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Nor is he alone in his criticism of Powell, who infamously initially dismissed post-pandemic price inflation as "transitory" and has been faulted for being too focused on backward-looking data.

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He was initially brushed off by Pope Francis, who instead had church higher-ups talk to the vice president about migrants and refugees.

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The following day, they both became unwell and initially thought they had food poisoning.

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