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Recent Examples of imminently
The pair are rumored to marry imminently.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 June 2026
More imminently, traders expect a big move around CrowdStrike earnings on Wednesday.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 2026
After Kimmel brought up the fact that her 18-year-old twins Max and Emme are graduating high school imminently and heading off to college, the multihyphenate entertainer fought back tears.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 May 2026
That framing implicitly challenges the notion that California is uniquely and imminently on the verge of a Medi-Cal‑driven systemwide collapse, instead portraying the problem as a differentiated set of pressures across programs.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Leeds United director Peter Lowy says the club’s board will imminently sit down with Daniel Farke to set out a fresh three-year vision for the club.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 May 2026
And while no new staff has been hired or appears to be imminently joining Smith, the brand can handily tap into the media world’s vast pool of freelance talent and partner with hosts and reporters already established online.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
In them, Comer notes that Peirce told him the museum was going to run out of cash imminently.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Based on permit filings and typical Disney timelines, the remaining pathway could close imminently, according to the blog.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 June 2026
More imminently, traders expect a big move around CrowdStrike earnings on Wednesday.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 2026
After Kimmel brought up the fact that her 18-year-old twins Max and Emme are graduating high school imminently and heading off to college, the multihyphenate entertainer fought back tears.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 May 2026
That framing implicitly challenges the notion that California is uniquely and imminently on the verge of a Medi-Cal‑driven systemwide collapse, instead portraying the problem as a differentiated set of pressures across programs.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Leeds United director Peter Lowy says the club’s board will imminently sit down with Daniel Farke to set out a fresh three-year vision for the club.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 May 2026
And while no new staff has been hired or appears to be imminently joining Smith, the brand can handily tap into the media world’s vast pool of freelance talent and partner with hosts and reporters already established online.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
In them, Comer notes that Peirce told him the museum was going to run out of cash imminently.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Based on permit filings and typical Disney timelines, the remaining pathway could close imminently, according to the blog.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
Adverb
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Ongoing construction worsened the situation, but shortly after the interchange, traffic eased.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Smith served in Vietnam in 1970, shortly after his oldest daughter was born.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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Ukraine will not gain anything by waiting to negotiate from a hypothetical future position of strength; such a position will not come soon, if ever.—
Thomas Graham,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2025
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Similar hardware has flown on missions to Mercury, Mars, Pluto, Titan, and soon Jupiter’s moon Europa.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Still, while industries and technologies change around hip-hop — and even when the genre momentarily slips from atop the pop charts — the culture continues to evolve rather than expire.—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
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The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Childress ultimately decided to be one of the 13 teams to sign onto the charter agreement.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Dec. 2025
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The jury ultimately found that Kay provided the pill.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Crisis negotiators were able to contact O'Brien via phone, eventually leading to his surrender.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Damaging wind gusts potentially topping 75 mph will take over as the main threat later Wednesday night, with individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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As presently constructed, this is one of the weakest ground games in the NFL.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
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Asked about her latest influences, the designer, presently at work on a Madrid apartment and a Paris hôtel particulier, points to Federico Forquet.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
3 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Six years after Remedy unleashed Control in 2019, the Finnish video game studio is finally ready to give us the sequel.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Feldmann’s boat, and finally this flimsy kayak, deliver us to the rocky shore of Greenland and the musk oxen that don’t care about our long, circuitous approach.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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