imminently

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Recent Examples of imminently 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 The pair are rumored to marry imminently. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 June 2026 More imminently, traders expect a big move around CrowdStrike earnings on Wednesday. Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 June 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
Adverb
  • The blaze, which broke out shortly before midnight Sunday, apparently spread rapidly across a ceiling lined with flammable decorative materials before reaching the main entrance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Getty Images/iStockphoto When someone dies, financial questions tend to surface shortly thereafter, even if the grieving process has just started.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Adverb
  • Miami Heat owner Micky Arison will soon be able to add to his resume in the basketball world.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Adverb
  • Her husband wrinkled his forehead, momentarily, as if trying to place her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Soto momentarily lost track of it, allowing Seigler to get to second.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
Adverb
  • This swept away Iran’s monarchy and birthed a state that is part theocracy, part republic, with a handful of semi-democratic institutions swaddled by a system that is ultimately clerical.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Adverb
  • The decision sparked protests and set off years of litigation involving community groups, beach access advocates and, eventually, the state of California.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026
  • An exceptional book about Kafka’s first translators and how his work was eventually introduced to American readers during the Cold War.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • My country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, is presently facing a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in its northern region.
    André Kisonga, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
  • So the new overnight climate control system could even surpass that of pure EV camping, delivering another strong argument in favor of plug-in hybrids presently being the best powertrain solution for efficient, comfortable and capable camper vans and motorhomes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • Officials finally directed her to a port facility that had been turned into an emergency morgue after countless bodies were unearthed from the rubble in the days following the earthquake.
    Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • After rediscovering the mummies during a curation project at the Egyptian Museum in 2020, researchers finally examined them with advanced analysis techniques and equipment.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026

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“Imminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imminently. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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