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Recent Examples of imminently
Called The Drivecast, the podcast’s premiere episode is live, can be streamed on The Drive, Spotify, and imminently Apple Podcasts.
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Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft has started testing these additions with the Release Preview ring of Windows 11, which means they’ll be released to all Windows 11 users imminently.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Homan will also be taking the lead with Customs and Border Patrol in Minnesota, with Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino expected to depart the state imminently alongside some agents.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Schoen is not expected to last long in New York with Harbaugh at the helm, but nothing is happening to him imminently.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Principal photography begins imminently.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Principal photography is expected to begin imminently.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
This likely requires a fix to Outlook itself, which is likely to come from Microsoft imminently.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Betting odds say most likely out imminently are Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, Jets’ Aaron Glenn, Raiders’ Pete Carroll, Bucs’ Todd Bowles and Cardinals’ Jonathan Gannon -- with Stefanski consensus likeliest.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Microsoft has started testing these additions with the Release Preview ring of Windows 11, which means they’ll be released to all Windows 11 users imminently.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
Homan will also be taking the lead with Customs and Border Patrol in Minnesota, with Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino expected to depart the state imminently alongside some agents.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Schoen is not expected to last long in New York with Harbaugh at the helm, but nothing is happening to him imminently.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Principal photography begins imminently.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Principal photography is expected to begin imminently.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
This likely requires a fix to Outlook itself, which is likely to come from Microsoft imminently.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Betting odds say most likely out imminently are Browns’ Kevin Stefanski, Jets’ Aaron Glenn, Raiders’ Pete Carroll, Bucs’ Todd Bowles and Cardinals’ Jonathan Gannon -- with Stefanski consensus likeliest.
—Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
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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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The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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But with the World Cup and Olympics coming soon — events that will require coordination with the feds — the chief has been choosing his words carefully.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Some people traveled to gas stations seeking supplies, but entry was sometimes difficult with cars getting stuck momentarily in large piles of snow.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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What's captivating enough about Freescape's van that show goer after show goer can't help but to stop and stare, at least momentarily, is the unique pop-up roof system, a patented design that's being called the first of its kind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
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And so incline walking ultimately became a window into cardiovascular resilience.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Michael Skakel’s conviction was ultimately vacated by the Connecticut Supreme Court May 4, 2018, with prosecutors later deciding to not seek a second trial for Skakel on the murder charge.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Zhangzhou site will eventually host six Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jones and his sisters, foster care was a soft place to land, and soon his grandparents stepped in, eventually adopting the siblings.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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This community of about three square miles and twenty-two thousand people is, like much of the greater Minneapolis metro area, presently swarmed with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, and has been for weeks.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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In other words, getting hit by the single most energetic particle presently known in all the Universe would have no noticeable effect on you at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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For 2026, the current-generation Prius returns with the same basic formula — excellent efficiency — wrapped in a design that’s finally not so frumpy.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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