1
as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be done soon
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2
as in rather
by choice or preference
I'd sooner have a cavity filled than suffer through that opera again
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3
as in quickly
with great speed
as soon as possible
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Recent Examples of soon
The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
County transportation officials said some projects on their bigger list are already funded and will be completed soon.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The change proved too much for Alex, who soon returned to his dad.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
As, all the while, the Cade Cunninghams, Victor Wembanyamas and likely soon the Cooper Flaggs pass you by.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
County transportation officials said some projects on their bigger list are already funded and will be completed soon.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The change proved too much for Alex, who soon returned to his dad.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
As, all the while, the Cade Cunninghams, Victor Wembanyamas and likely soon the Cooper Flaggs pass you by.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
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Another speaker, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, spoke about his father’s family experience during the Holocaust when they were imprisoned at the Bergen-Belson concentration camp — the same one where Anne Frank died shortly before liberation.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Jackson County Public Library posted a statement on Facebook Sunday evening, shortly before the sheriff announced Morrow's arrest.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Several right-wing social media figures and conservative commentators have also shared the video and suggested that Pretti was not an innocent bystander, but rather someone who was deliberately seeking confrontation.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Brand‘s first basketball sneaker designed specifically for women didn’t come two years ago with the launch of the Heir, but rather way back in 1998 with the Air Jordan OG.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Flames quickly spread into the attic, turning what appeared to be a small flare-up into a major fire.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Joseline Garcia, who has led immigration defense efforts in the district by helping coordinate and train volunteers on how to respond to raids, said word of the agents’ presence spread quickly within a network of organizations and residents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Place 3 large eggs, beaten to blend, 1½ cups fine dry breadcrumbs, preferably seasoned or Italian-style, and 1 cup all-purpose flour in 3 separate shallow bowls.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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For weeks in this space, the thought — through no fault of their own — was to swap out Powell and Andrew Wiggins for draft capital, to either further fuel the youth pipeline or to amass and then package picks in a trade for a potential leading man (preferably a Greek leading man).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly once snow begins, and hazardous conditions could persist into Sunday morning before snow tapers off.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This primordial soup was composed of a plasma of particles called quarks and gluons that rapidly cooled, causing these two types of particles to fuse and create fundamental particles like protons and neutrons, which today sit at the heart of all atoms that make up the matter all around us.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The man willingly moved into the basement 20 years ago, but his health has since deteriorated, per the outlet.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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Smith allegedly willingly gave her child to a family member of the potential buyer, and 2½ hours later demanded a $10,000 payment or the return of her child, according to the criminal complaint.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Amid growing national fears about politically motivated violence and threats, Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly last fall to pass a sweeping statute allowing public officials to shield their personal information from public view.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Current weekly outflows replicate the pattern seen in November 2025, when Bitcoin bottomed around $80,000 before swiftly recovering above $90,000.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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When adults normalize reflective conversation alongside predictable routines, boys build internal structure more readily, and with far less conflict.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, created chemical reactions that generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) – oxygen-containing molecules, such as hydrogen peroxide, that readily react with other substances thanks to unstable electrons.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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