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as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual a cure for that form of cancer seems like a certain eventuality—it's just a matter of time

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as in event
something that might happen a full-force hurricane on the day of the picnic was one eventuality that we hadn't planned on

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“Eventuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventuality. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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