betimes

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Adverb
  • In some regions, temperatures on Saturday will be at least 10 to 20 degrees cooler than Friday -- following record high temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday and seasonably warm temperatures on Friday -- forecasts show.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Coats are needed again on Wednesday for the morning in the Philadelphia region, but temps will be seasonably mild in the afternoon with highs in the mid-50s.
    Bill Kelly, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Dollander entered the game in the third inning and promptly struck out dangerous hitters Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Woods then jumped into his Cadillac Escalade and promptly ran over a fire hydrant and crashed into a neighbor’s tree.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Charges against him related to the shooting were not immediately filed, and his name was not released.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Ames had her home tested after that, and those results confirmed the house had mold − with high enough levels in the air alone that experts told the Ames family to leave their home immediately.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Two diplomats said the meeting of the council's 15 members and the vote were set for Saturday morning, rather than Friday as earlier planned.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Mark Vientos reached base safely four times, but slugger Juan Soto exited early with right calf tightness.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • That changes instantly with the current design.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Dejan Joveljic responded almost instantly for Sporting.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Betimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betimes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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