as in immediate
done, carried out, or given without delay
the punctual delivery of the daily mail
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Recent Examples of punctual
Oklahoma City can shrink better than any team in the league and still recover to the perimeter in punctual fashion.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Benito arrives, punctual, at exactly ten o’clock in the morning, wearing a camouflage print T-shirt, Sky High Farm jeans with an orange bandana in one of the back pockets, and yellow ballerina-style sneakers from his own collaboration with Adidas.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are a punctual couple!
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Globally, Aeromexico was the most punctual airline with 93 percent of flights arriving on time.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Benito arrives, punctual, at exactly ten o’clock in the morning, wearing a camouflage print T-shirt, Sky High Farm jeans with an orange bandana in one of the back pockets, and yellow ballerina-style sneakers from his own collaboration with Adidas.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are a punctual couple!
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Globally, Aeromexico was the most punctual airline with 93 percent of flights arriving on time.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punctual
Adjective
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Fire and Rescue officials provided immediate on-scene care for the victim, who was then transported to a local hospital for further treatment.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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This is the most immediate concern for analysts, who watched as oil prices jumped to a five-month high when markets opened in Asia on Monday morning, before falling back down with Brent crude sitting at approximately $79 per barrel.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The comparison may be timely with several voices in the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance and key economic advisor Stephen Miran, previously making the case for a weaker dollar to boost the competitiveness of U.S. exports.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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While the standard encounters often suffer from their chaos, the larger fights with massive singular enemies manage to focus the action on specific tasks like breaking down a boss’ shield or timely dodging of wave beams.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The series’ breakout success last year earned it a swift second-season renewal, with production already underway.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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First responders successfully completed 19 swift water rescues, according to Morrisey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Too many systems rely on prompt engineering and trial-and-error, expecting the model to behave like a deterministic system.—
Alan Nichol,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Without carefully prompt calibration, a chatbot's creative writing can feel repetitive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The Oilers might be wise to trade for him in June, sign him and increase the number of speedy wingers with plus shots in the pool of young talent available this fall.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Because a massive particle travels more slowly, a speedy observer could overtake it and effectively reverse its direction of motion, thus flipping its apparent handedness.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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From Piggly Wiggly to gas station, deli to sit-down-restaurant, most quick lunch establishments (and the Southerners that lovingly and critically frequent them) take the flavor, texture, and temperature of their chicken salads extremely seriously.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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There’s plenty of other great footage, too, including the November afternoon at Stockport County when Parkinson displayed much quicker thinking than his unusually off-key players during a 1-0 defeat.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Punctual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctual. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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