imminently

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Recent Examples of imminently It’s poised to imminently cross the billion-dollar mark, underscoring Nolan’s ability to transform his movies into cultural events. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Now, the section of the launch vehicle is projected to imminently crash into the moon's near side, which permanently faces Earth. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Flash flood emergencies are usually rare situations, when extremely heavy rain is leading to a significant threat to human life and catastrophic damage is already occurring or expected to occur imminently, according to the National Weather Service. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 That includes in emergency situations, such as when there’s reason to believe evidence may be imminently destroyed. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2026 The 16-year-old England youth international is expected to undergo a medical imminently before joining City on scholarship terms. David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Stellar performances from Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappé, England’s Jude Bellingham, and Norway’s imminently meme-able Viking Erling Haaland. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 With Anthropic and OpenAI similarly planning to go public imminently, there’s a sense of confidence and optimism in the markets that has spilled over to other industries. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026 While it’s not thought such AirPods will go on sale imminently, the product is reported to be further along in development than smart glasses. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
Adverb
  • Scharf's onboarding comes shortly before the midterm elections, and the possibility that Democrats win back one or both chambers of Congress.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Totality in Portugal and Spain will happen shortly before sunset.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The annual Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic will kick off sooner than usual to accommodate booking conflicts with Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individuals.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • All but two people — one client and one guide who had momentarily fallen behind the group because of an equipment issue — were buried by the wall of snow that came off the mountain.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • People within the path of totality experience a total solar eclipse, which unfolds when the skies go momentarily dark as the sun disappears behind the moon’s shadow.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • That connection is ultimately what put Tupac’s life in jeopardy, Davis argued in the book Compton Street Legend, which has become a key piece of evidence in the case against him.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new Vista Point complex will add 193 independent living units, 72 assisted living residences, an indoor pool, performing arts auditorium, art studio and more, and ultimately will boost Fairview’s overall population to nearly 600.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hunt and her team eventually traced the genetic changes to a new cleaning method eroding the polycarbonate cages that housed the animals.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Located at 25 Old Turnpike Road in Storrs Mansfield, the Ash House used to stand on the Mansfield-Windham Turnpike, presently known as Storrs Road or Route 195.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That’s quite a return for two months of any player, given how teams presently value years of control.
    Keith Law, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Zahavy dissected the process that went into Albert Einstein’s formulation of his General Relativity Theory, noting that the scientist’s thinking evolved through three phases – deduction, induction, and finally, abduction.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The massive fire, which brought more than 300 firefighters to the scene, was finally put out by Wednesday evening.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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