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
And soon after, China got in on the action too, joining the WTO in 2001 and fully integrating into the global trade system like a kid finally allowed at the adult table – who would later proceed to totally dominate the manufacturing of every other table.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
After fellow quarterback Cam Ward out of Miami was selected with the first overall pick on Thursday, experts assumed Sanders would follow soon after as the second quarterback taken.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
PepsiCo lowered its full-year profit outlook, while Procter & Gamble cut its earnings forecast and warned that consumers should expect higher prices soon.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Federal charges may soon follow, but that will not become clear until Monday at the earliest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
After fellow quarterback Cam Ward out of Miami was selected with the first overall pick on Thursday, experts assumed Sanders would follow soon after as the second quarterback taken.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
PepsiCo lowered its full-year profit outlook, while Procter & Gamble cut its earnings forecast and warned that consumers should expect higher prices soon.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Federal charges may soon follow, but that will not become clear until Monday at the earliest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
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Next month Saks will close its San Francisco flagship store in Union Square and two Saks Fifth Avenue and 13 Saks Off 5th stores in Canada will close shortly as part of the Hudson’s Bay Company liquidation following its bankruptcy.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sunrise Presbyterian Church on Sullivan's Island, a beach town just outside of Charleston, police said.—
Matt Foster,
ABC News,
1 May 2025
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The Leafs’ power play never overwhelmed teams with shot volume and scoring chances, but rather worked the puck to high-danger areas, pounced on rebounds and offered a lot of shooting options between Knies and John Tavares at the net and Matthews and William Nylander from the flanks.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Savannah isn’t known for flashy, multimillion-dollar properties; rather, the genteel Georgia city is dotted with elegant homes filled with history and character.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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For the Magic to stretch this Eastern Conference first-round series beyond four games, or even hope to threaten the Celtics’ championship defense, someone on the roster — preferably, more than one person — must give Banchero and Wagner some scoring help.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The champagne – preferably Cristal or Veuve Clicquot – flowed, and the gourmet food was presented with flair and then some.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The South, for its part, responded in kind: secession swiftly forged a fractured region into a reactive unity, bound by fear of emancipation and faith in a mythic agrarian freedom.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Editors’ Picks Lawyers for the migrants said the administration appeared to be mobilizing an effort to swiftly deport another group under the wartime powers act.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Santa Clara Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair is a terrific place to select plants not readily available elsewhere, selected for outstanding taste, beauty and performance in the local soil and climate.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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China’s leaders seem to expect America’s political feedback loop will kick in quicker and sharper for Trump than for Xi Jinping.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company, which was founded nearly a decade ago, has hit $1 billion in revenue quicker than any other precision oncology lab company, per the analyst.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to the laboratory, sargassum in the Atlantic was first reported in 1492 by Christopher Columbus during his voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean, which possibly led to the name of Sargasso Sea, the only sea on Earth that has no physical boundary.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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End 2nd Inning The Razorbacks struck first with a 2-run home run from Carson Boles on a 1-1 breaking pitch with 1 out in the second inning.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
1 May 2025
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Khosrowshahi said the changes will help Uber move faster.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The House caps growth in the Medicaid budget at the CPI for medical care, which grows much faster.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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