posthaste

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthaste
Adverb
  • Yet Sonos failed to act swiftly and offered inadequate fixes, according to Jefferies’ Thill.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Teodor swiftly steps into the breach; Rakel, thrust into a supportive preacher’s-wife role that is increasingly at odds with her job as a local educator, grows skeptical that he’s really motivated by spiritual devotion.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The weekend’s roll of maddening moves came quicker than most could handle.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Catch up quick: Abbott last year spent millions to oust 11 Republican lawmakers who voted against school vouchers.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • They could soon be joined by tens of thousands of Syrians forcibly deported by neighboring countries that may use Assad’s departure as a pretext to expel them.
    Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • In This Story: What makes hair grow faster? Do hair growth masks actually work?
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • There are now 20 times more selection that can be delivered twice as fast since Amazon Prime started in 2005, said Ghani.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
  • That said, if the trade conflict isn’t resolved promptly — or if tariffs increase further or retaliation escalates— the stock market could see more sustained volatility ahead.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The pilots ejected into San Diego Bay and were immediately recovered before being taken to a local hospital for medical assessment, according to Navy officials.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • People immediately get emotional and panicked, often yelling at other passengers and moving without necessarily knowing if that's the right thing to do.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Posthaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthaste. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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