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
  • The list of officers barred from testifying ballooned from just 66 in March 2023 to 290 in October 2024, shortly before then-Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx left office.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The pair’s attendance at Smith-Schuster and Kruk’s ceremony shortly came after their own at Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • On Tuesday, Art Week NYC, the soon-to-launch annual citywide celebration of contemporary art presented by ARTnews, Art in America, and Artforum, announced the galleries participating in its gallery program.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There is zero pressure on this team from a fan base whose attention span, and passion, will soon be distracted by the arrival of another football season.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas is back in the spotlight — at least momentarily.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Crucially, Bush struggled to coordinate with senior officials in Washington, leaving him momentarily out of the loop at a terrifying historical juncture.
    Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Adverb
  • Despite Penta's aggressive offense and dangerous maneuvers, Gable persevered, ultimately making Penta submit with a decisive ankle lock, securing a triumphant and emotional victory.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • More often, it is determined by who builds the ecosystem that everyone else ultimately chooses to join.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 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
  • So what may be wrong presently could end up being right in just a few weeks.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • Ormund makes insinuations that his cousin is gay, which makes Ormund at once the most outwardly homophobic and sexist character in the show presently.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 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 8 Aug. 2026.

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