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Recent Examples of imminently
Several outlets reported Friday that Espionage Act charges against Bolton are expected imminently.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
With the Ashes squad to be announced imminently, The Athletic spoke to one of the main men responsible for making sure that happens.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
An Ofcom announcement is expected imminently.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Which, thankfully for fans of all things smoldering, means imminently likely to fire up again.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Funding is needed imminently to stabilize the building, which is suffering from a leaky roof and water damage and whose upper walls are at risk of collapsing.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Sep. 2025
With the Ashes squad to be announced imminently, The Athletic spoke to one of the main men responsible for making sure that happens.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
An Ofcom announcement is expected imminently.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Which, thankfully for fans of all things smoldering, means imminently likely to fire up again.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Funding is needed imminently to stabilize the building, which is suffering from a leaky roof and water damage and whose upper walls are at risk of collapsing.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
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The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stephen's stepmother lived in the home until shortly before the hurricane.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kay Barnes, a former Kansas City mayor, is serving in the role temporarily, but the county legislature will soon vote on an interim executive to serve until November 2026.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In 2021, the mood at Intel momentarily shifted for the better, several employees told Fortune.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Here, Rice and Eze’s quick passes find Zubimendi before Guimaraes is able to move out of the penalty area, creating a momentarily three-versus-two situation against Murphy and Gordon.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This offers hope for developing effective clinical interventions to address vascular contributions to Alzheimer’s disease and ultimately improve patient outcomes, according to the team.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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DiCaprio also previously expressed interest in portraying John Dillinger, the role that eventually went to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape costar Johnny Depp, in an adaptation of Public Enemies that Mann ultimately directed in 2009.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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So much so, eventually Hamblin ended up choosing the second and third pours of whiskey for us, instead of Gandano.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodell noted the rapid growth in flag-football participation at youth and collegiate levels, underscoring efforts to create a structured pipeline starting from youth leagues through high school and college, eventually reaching professional play.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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First off is the Stella Sneaker, Larroudé’s first one ever, that debuted at the end of January 2025 and is presently one of its bestselling offerings.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Senior figures on the footballing side have yet to be told when a sporting director will be in place, either, with the interim structure, which presently contains a vacuum at the top of footballing operations, still in place.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Introduction Forty eight years after they were defeated in the first final over the water in Montevideo, Argentina finally won the World Cup, on home soil in Buenos Aires.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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By 2009, Ina Garten's Engagement Roast Chicken entered the chat, and rumor has it that a similar dish may have inspired Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to finally shift from partners to fiancés.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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