opportunely

Definition of opportunelynext

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Adverb
  • Dry, seasonably warm weekend Drier weather will then move in on Thursday, although a few showers may be possible mainly in eastern Missouri.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The most seasonably warm temperatures this weekend will be over parts of the Mississippi Valley, where high temperatures will be in the 90s from the Deep South up to Minnesota and South Dakota.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Protests were hastily planned in cities across the country after federal officials confirmed Wednesday that Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was fatally shot during an immigration operation.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The bill Newsom signed was in response to a law lawmakers hastily passed at the end of the 2024 legislative session, watering down the state’s 55-year-old landmark lemon law.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Seeking revenge, Onimaru impulsively picks up a demonic sword in a shortcut to power, setting off a grand adventure.
    Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
  • After spending weeks volunteering at her local nursing home, Angela can’t help but sympathize with her former father-in-law and impulsively decides to move him into her home with Tommy.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • When the building abruptly closed this spring, with tenants initially given just 48 hours to vacate, Hartquist hopped across the skyway to the Town Square building.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Tommy travels to Louisiana for a launch party marking the start of M-Tex’s offshore drilling project — but the celebration quickly unravels when Cami (Demi Moore) abruptly cuts ties with him.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Everything is resolved too speedily, too tidily.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Connecticut native, who speedily racked up a million-plus followers across social media upon her move to New York City before relocating back to her rural roots in September 2022, initially launched Dairy Boy as a nostalgic homage to her childhood upbringing.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • By making sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule, America’s top health leaders are recklessly maximizing the threat from previously common diseases and dismissing our collective role in preventing them.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • However, if a board member acts recklessly, maliciously, or beyond their authority, they could be held personally liable.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Opportunely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunely. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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