betimes

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Adverb
  • Dry, seasonably warm weekend Drier weather will then move in on Thursday, although a few showers may be possible mainly in eastern Missouri.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The most seasonably warm temperatures this weekend will be over parts of the Mississippi Valley, where high temperatures will be in the 90s from the Deep South up to Minnesota and South Dakota.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • More information about the accident wasn’t immediately available.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • In danger of being blown out early, the Panthers actually took the lead — twice — in an extraordinary fourth quarter that kept viewers glued to their TVs around the country.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The Panthers fell behind 14-0 early, but stormed back to take a 24-20 lead on Hubbard's second touchdown of the run game early in the fourth quarter.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.
    Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Hopper saw a 40% increase in air travelers, adding its Disruption Assistance feature – which allows users to instantly rebook if their flight is delayed or canceled, or get a refund – overnight following the DOT’s announcement.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Betimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betimes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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