as in promptly
without delay
the boss wants the report, and he wants it PDQ
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Adverb
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When my mother was reunited with Aggie, my sister (a millennial, of course) filmed it and promptly posted the short clip to TikTok.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Holevich adds that cleaning these surfaces promptly will help prevent long-term staining and lingering odors.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Officers immediately tackled and arrested Kazmierczak, who was jailed on a preliminary third-degree assault charge, police spokesperson Trevor Folke said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead of waiting for her director to share the data, Amber replied immediately to these emails.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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No Man's Sky's dogfighting model is notable for its shift from the simple, arcade combat present at launch to the more advanced systems in the game now.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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From an economic relationship that took off in the early 2000s as China looked to resource-rich Latin America to feed its economic boom, the two sides now rack up half a trillion dollars in annual trade.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Unlike a designer piece that may be instantly recognizable, furs vary.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Designed to melt instantly into skin, all of this is spun into a lightweight cream that deposits medium, buildable luminous matte coverage meant to last for up to 16 hours.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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His June assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities had two carrier groups in the region, more there as a counter-weight to any Iranian reprisals than to be directly involved in the attack.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The breakthrough came with a time-of-flight camera, which allowed the flying umbrella to track and follow a user directly, even in the dark.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Another speaker, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, spoke about his father’s family experience during the Holocaust when they were imprisoned at the Bergen-Belson concentration camp — the same one where Anne Frank died shortly before liberation.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Jackson County Public Library posted a statement on Facebook Sunday evening, shortly before the sheriff announced Morrow's arrest.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Rice quickly replaced Parolin with Fielder and sophomore forward Dylan Andrews with sophomore forward Pearson Carmichael.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The video, narrated with dry sarcasm and visible exhaustion, quickly went viral.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“PDQ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/PDQ. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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