straightway

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straightway
Adverb
  • This employee was immediately put on administrative leave, and an investigation has begun.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Yet these productions are increasingly designed around an ethos of visual-over-depth that compels us to immediately document and post each scene.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Everything seems to be straight out of Laura’s worst nightmare — until Daniel comes across his mother’s phone, charges it, and watches her last video message to him.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Without appearing to look, Rogers flicked the ball round the corner, straight into the path of Madueke running in behind, cutting inwards from the right.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Erik's lifelong friend Anna Dergan was the first to become suspicious that Erik was being taken advantage of – and then promptly kicked off an investigation of her own.
    ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Borregales has missed four kicks, while Romo promptly nailed six kicks Sunday, including 5-for-5 on field goal attempts for the Atlanta Falcons.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Thanks to many hair- and scalp-care innovations, the best ingredients for hair growth products are a feasible means to achieving thicker, longer tresses right at home.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump was right again in concluding that the Federal Reserve has been too late in responding to the deterioration of the job market.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The two instantly had a connection.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Additionally, 100% of the giant Colorado River basin is now in a drought.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • End 3rd Quarter Scott Starzyk's 49-yard field goal attempt off the left hash went wide left with 22 seconds left in the third quarter and the Razorbacks are in trouble now.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Espresso’s pricing model is tied directly to results.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Straightway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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