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as in minutes
a very small space of time
I'll be there in just a moment
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as in todays
the time currently existing or in progress
I'm not doing anything at the moment
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Recent Examples of moments
In Minnesota, the Yankees experienced some shaky moments from the bullpen.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In an exclusive photo diary shared with People, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star offers a glimpse into her first week of rehearsals, glam sessions, and family moments leading up to the live premiere.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
As with any career as long as his, there have been moments when perhaps his aesthetic wasn’t so aligned with where fashion was going, but mention that and Roversi will gently put it to one side.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
So, to observe them, astronomers rely on stellar occultations — moments when an object passes between them and a background star.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Though the conversation continued, moments later a gunshot can be heard in video footage and Kirk slumps in his seat.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
And in one of the more lighthearted moments of the discussion, Barrett recounted a recent family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
In his last moments on stage, Gillis got to be just a fan again.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In an exclusive photo diary shared with People, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star offers a glimpse into her first week of rehearsals, glam sessions, and family moments leading up to the live premiere.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
As with any career as long as his, there have been moments when perhaps his aesthetic wasn’t so aligned with where fashion was going, but mention that and Roversi will gently put it to one side.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
So, to observe them, astronomers rely on stellar occultations — moments when an object passes between them and a background star.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Though the conversation continued, moments later a gunshot can be heard in video footage and Kirk slumps in his seat.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
And in one of the more lighthearted moments of the discussion, Barrett recounted a recent family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
In his last moments on stage, Gillis got to be just a fan again.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moments
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These entries, laying out a monthslong plot in excruciating detail, revealed multiple visits to Tops Friendly Markets to survey the store’s layout and analyze a Google graph feature for the location’s busiest times.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There’s also fast-charging features to get your glasses from zero to 50% in 20 minutes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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An entire Python program, for example, can be produced in a few seconds or minutes, instead of handwriting code that might have taken hours, days, or weeks to devise.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Massively popular in the Victorian era (especially the late 1800’s), gallery rails are finding their way into todays trad and modern homes alike.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images That upward trajectory stands in contrast to the United States, where life expectancy virtually flatlined during the 2010s and even dipped slightly on occasions during the 2010s—a trend blamed in large part on a surge in deaths from overdoses from the synthetic opioid fentanyl.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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With the palace undergoing renovations and Charles eager to showcase Windsor Castle’s history, the Trumps instead dined in St George’s Hall, a chamber rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1992 and often used for grand ceremonial occasions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Then rookie center Dominique Malonga completed a three point play that propelled the Storm up by one point, 84-83 with 31 seconds remaining.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the problem textile waste presents to the United States is very acute.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beyond The Marketing Claims The data SymphonyAI presents is eye-catching — $200M in retail profit uplift, 77% fewer false positives in financial services, 35% asset utilization gains in manufacturing.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Using its optical heart sensor, the watch reviews how your blood vessels respond to heartbeats over 30-day periods.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Once available, the feature will use the optical heart rate sensor at the back of the Apple Watch to measure how blood vessels respond to heartbeats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Moments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moments. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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