eventual extinction

collocation in English

meaningsofeventualandextinction

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eventual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/us
/ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/
happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot of effort, ...
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extinction
noun[U]
uk
/ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a situation in which something no ...
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(Definition ofeventualandextinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was seen as an unnecessary burden on a productive countryside, and the party argued for theireventualextinctionover a number of years.
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If the information given to humans by their biology is not sufficient to order their behavior, something must; otherwise total chaos - meaningless action, ungovernable emotion - andeventualextinctionwould ensue.
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All the time we trained people to manage their own affairs and to take over the posts we held, to oureventualextinction.
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They were hunted by the elves, leading to theireventualextinction.
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Contributing to theeventualextinctionof the subspecies on the island.
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Pyrenean ibex formed a useful resource for humans, which may have been a cause to theireventualextinction.
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Scientists are concerned that this loss of genetic diversity may contribute to theireventualextinction.
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This however will cause humanity'seventualextinctiondue to raw attrition.
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All volcanic seamounts follow a particular pattern of growth, activity, subsidence andeventualextinction.
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The relatively quick reduction in the numbers of its primary food source around 40,000 to 50,000 years ago probably led to the decline andeventualextinctionof the marsupial lion.
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