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Recent Examples of imminently
An Ofcom announcement is expected imminently.
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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
The deportations have sparked a wave of litigation across the country, and the present case arose after the ACLU in April warned the administration was using the law to imminently deport a new wave of migrants detained in Texas.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 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
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
The deportations have sparked a wave of litigation across the country, and the present case arose after the ACLU in April warned the administration was using the law to imminently deport a new wave of migrants detained in Texas.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 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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Market bets on an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September were unchanged shortly following the print, with CME's FedWatch tool suggesting a 90% probability of a quarter-percentage point cut and a 10% chance of a bigger half-point reduction.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the container comes with a month's worth of capsules, many reviewers noticed results way sooner.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hannan, as a member of the Conservative Party, is not planning to defect any time soon.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Given their locations above our planet, both GOES-18 and GOES-19 caught stunning details of the sun in high resolution before they were momentarily blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington quarterback medical emergency Friday night’s game was momentarily paused in the fourth quarter after Eastern Washington senior quarterback Jared Taylor suffered a medical emergency on the sideline.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Of course, the truest judge of any new aesthetic technology is the people who ultimately will be wearing the product.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both groups are ultimately reimbursed when the government reopens.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The British eventually adopted harsh measures to end the revolt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit, landing as gently as a commercial airliner.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Both players are presently rotation-level talents for the blue and gold.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This show-ending live task asked contestants to guess whether Greg Davies was presently looking at a picture of a horse or a picture of a laminator.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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After several chaotic minutes with no cell phone service, mother and daughter finally reunited next to the plaza.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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