as in quickly
with great speed
the hungry men dived into the food and, presto, it was gone
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presto
Adverb
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Bregman skipped a rehab assignment to return quicker as the team enters an important stretch in the schedule against a slew of winning teams, including Tampa Bay, which began the day just ahead of Boston in the division standings.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 July 2025 -
Basically, the Earth is going to rotate quicker than usual.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Earth is expected to spin slightly faster on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Sonic's offerings are light-speed faster in comparison.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Medical staff responded immediately, administering fluids and swiftly transferring him to our Doral clinic for more extensive care.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Building flexible, scalable infrastructure capable of swiftly handling both small-scale and enterprise-level messaging campaigns.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Also, take note that if the disappearance or reappearance of a star occurs near or soon after the start of civil twilight (roughly 40 minutes before sunrise), it is assumed that the sky would probably be too bright to easily see it.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
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Despite the malfunction, the seasoned performer kept her composure and soon continued to sing to her fans.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Adverb
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Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.—
Amanda Peukert,
SPIN,
1 Nov. 2024
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Krasinski will also serve as a producer, coming hot off the heels of his family fantasy IF, and the continued success of his A Quiet Place franchise.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Presto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presto. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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