as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
his premature arrival at his own surprise party almost ruined everything
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Recent Examples of premature
In an interview with WWD, chief financial officer Akhil Shrivastava said making changes to the outlook at this point would be premature.
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Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Although pregnant women typically have fever, fatigue and muscle aches, serious cases may lead to stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Reneé Rapp’s North America trek has come to a premature end, on doctor’s orders.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Alek Giovanni Rivera, who passed away last November, entered Ann Storck’s residential intermediate care facility as a 10-year-old after his premature birth left him medically fragile.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Although pregnant women typically have fever, fatigue and muscle aches, serious cases may lead to stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Reneé Rapp’s North America trek has come to a premature end, on doctor’s orders.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Alek Giovanni Rivera, who passed away last November, entered Ann Storck’s residential intermediate care facility as a 10-year-old after his premature birth left him medically fragile.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
Adjective
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The method can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Along with Johnny Depp and Jude Law, Farrell was one of three friends of Heath Ledger’s who offered to help complete his role in Terry Gilliam’s comic fantasy, after the young actor’s untimely death in 2008.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Only 15 of the 49 vice presidents in the nation’s history have become presidents, NPR reported—including eight who got there after a serving president’s untimely death.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, this approach defeats the primary purpose of insurance, which is to protect against catastrophic costs in the event of an unexpected medical crisis.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her bond with Simone Biles has been well documented, but Chiles lights up when talking about other unexpected connections that also keep her grounded.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Most aneurysms are symptom-free, but sudden severe headaches or vision changes can signal a life-threatening rupture.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No one is more permanently precocious than a former child star.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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At one point in the night, Hart meets Oscar Hammerstein II's neighbor, a precocious 12-year-old named Stephen.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The false start, as mentioned, also came at an inopportune time.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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That allowed his bat to roar to life at an inopportune time.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Premature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premature. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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