seasonably

adverb

Definition of seasonablynext
as in promptly

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Recent Examples of seasonably Expect a mix of sun and clouds with seasonably warm temperatures. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Temperatures are seasonably hot, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Boston is in for some mid-week rain and potentially heavy showers, National Weather Service forecasts show, with some seasonably cooler highs in the coming days. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 Ahead of the pattern change, the rest of this week will be seasonably toasty in much of the West. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 So the crowds on the course, estimated at about 45,000 earlier in the day, which was sunny and seasonably warm, began to disperse, urged to seek shelter and reminded their cars might be the safest place, though there was no re-entry allowed. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 Another cold front arrives late Friday with a few showers and a new shot of seasonably chilly air. — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026 Across the Midwest, temperatures remain seasonably cool. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasonably
  1. promptly
  2. immediately
  3. instantly
  4. apropos
  5. unseasonably
Adverb
  • Clean up dog poop promptly; keep up with veterinary care and parasite prevention; and clean the bowls, bedding, crates, and toys of a pet being treated for giardia.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers had lost seven in a row before finally winning Saturday at Arizona, then promptly resumed the slide Sunday with a loss to the Diamondbacks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of promptly
Adverb
  • Clark immediately started limping and grimaced as she was subbed out.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of committing immediately to a single vehicle architecture, the Army is effectively subjecting multiple approaches to the same test regime and allowing battlefield performance to determine which ones deserve further investment.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of immediately
Adverb
  • As reporters and Mangione fans streamed out of the courthouse, instantly greeted by a swarm of cameras and curious passersby, Thompson’s family issued a statement that refocused the human stakes of the proceedings.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Even beneath the stark, soulless glare of studio lights, the Valen is instantly arresting.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of instantly
Adverb
  • Surefire Market is located where Leah & Louise used to be, and that seems apropos.
    — Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
  • And was Ozzy Osbourne showing up posthumously to give us/the (confused) kids one last scare rather apropos?
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Definition of apropos
Adverb
  • But even then, much of the country is expected to be unseasonably warm.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Four years earlier, driving cross-country, our family had spent an unseasonably cold summer night at an Under Canvas site near Yellowstone, huddled in a king-size bed while a wood-burning stove crackled in the corner.
    — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Definition of unseasonably

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“Seasonably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasonably. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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