someday

adverb

ˈsəm-ˌdā How to pronounce someday (audio)
Definition of somedaynext
as in eventually
at a later time the dream that we'll get to the other planets someday

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Recent Examples of someday With this expansion, American Royal will be able to more than double its impact, McClaskey said, hoping to someday reach more than a million visitors from across the world every year. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 The goal is for doctors someday to be able to use the information from the mouthpiece scan to treat head injuries. — Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Horgan still hopes to bring Bad Sisters back to the screen someday. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026 People will go work for the stores just for the chance to someday be considered for the game design team. — Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for someday
Recent Examples of Synonyms for someday
  1. eventually
  2. finally
  3. sometime
  4. soon
Adverb
  • The administration’s hope is that eventually the Iranian leadership will capitulate and compromise.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tweet above was eventually slapped with a Community Note debunking the claims.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of eventually
Adverb
  • But if this week is any indication, Wall Street may finally be coming back around to Benioff's side.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Is this what happens when Tamra finally douses herself in so much melatonin before filming that her fat tongue won’t move in her mouth?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of finally
Adverb
  • What Michael didn’t say was that, sometime after Star’s hospital visit, the kids’ nose swabs had come back negative for measles.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But sometime around 1965, Lahti vanished from their lives, Kalander said.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sometime
Adverb
  • Those hoping the Iran war ends soon currently face disappointment.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This was prompted by Moises Caicedo’s fitness — deemed unable to appear against Fulham and coming on late against Brighton before hobbling off again soon after.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of soon

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“Someday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/someday. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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