as in shortly
at or within a short time
be ready—we will begin our Yuletide Boar's Head Feast anon
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Recent Examples of anon
Look Alive’ The Drake comeback continues anon with this appealingly greasy collaboration with the rising Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
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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
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But soon after their daughter was born, the Caucasian couple realized the baby was not of the same race.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Smith’s social media campaign soon went viral.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Anon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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