opportunely

Definition of opportunelynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunely
Adverb
  • Temperatures will be near our average of 44 so a seasonably mild afternoon.
    Bill Kelly, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • After a seasonably cool morning Friday with predawn temperatures in the upper 40s, a dry westerly wind should result in an afternoon in the middle to upper 70s.
    Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Budapest has hosted several annual iterations of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and another was hastily rescheduled this year to fall in March, just before Hungary's elections.
    MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Back in November, the organization’s two Arizona chapters hastily organized food and formula drives to combat heightened food insecurity caused by SNAP Benefit cuts during the government shutdown.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • With Mercury going retrograde in this part of the sky on February 26, just don’t sign anything too rashly or hastily, because the potential for errors and misunderstandings is high right now.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Both teachers’ absences — and the district’s handling of the fallout — have sparked a months-long uproar, with parents alleging the district acted rashly and with little transparency.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Make Impulse Purchases People with organized homes are mindful not to buy things impulsively, explains Kristen Ziegler, the founder of Minima in Richmond, Virginia.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Once a thriving Crowne Plaza, the hotel was downgraded to a Radisson and then a Red Lion before closing abruptly in early 2020 when the state suspended its tax permit.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Nell is forty-two years old in 1971 and seeking to find out more about her mother, Hazel, who was secretive and abruptly moved she and her sister Evie from home to home.
    The Know, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Though the record isn’t solely focused on his car devotion, in nearly every track, there’s either a reference to driving or the beat simply embodies the energy of speedily switching lanes.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Officers in the Real Time Crime Center could see surveillance footage of several people recklessly shooting firearms at that location and in the direction of a neighborhood.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The department's Real Time Crime Center reviewed surveillance footage showing multiple individuals firing guns recklessly at the location and toward nearby homes.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Opportunely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunely. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!