1
as in shortly
at or within a short time
I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently
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2
as in currently
at the present time
we are presently waiting in line for our turn
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3
as in now
without delay
the performance is starting presently
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Recent Examples of presently
Hell’s Kitchen is presently still playing on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.
McDonald, currently leading the Broadway revival of Gypsy at the Majestic Theatre, has won six Tonys, two Grammys and an Emmy throughout her career.
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 1 June 2025
The tendencies presently occurring have to do with disenrollments and the difficulty to re-enroll once disenrolled.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
On its face, the Supreme Court’s terse, one-sentence opinion means that Oklahoma cannot presently create and fund a Roman Catholic charter school – an online K-12 institution.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
How big is a three-run deficit for the Padres presently?
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 1 June 2025
The tendencies presently occurring have to do with disenrollments and the difficulty to re-enroll once disenrolled.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
On its face, the Supreme Court’s terse, one-sentence opinion means that Oklahoma cannot presently create and fund a Roman Catholic charter school – an online K-12 institution.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
How big is a three-run deficit for the Padres presently?
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presently
Adverb
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Six drones hit a residential area in the city shortly before dawn, injuring nine others, according to authorities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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The indictment was issued May 21 but remained sealed until Friday, shortly before Attorney General Pam Bondi announced at a press conference that Abrego Garcia had landed in the United States.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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There’s such a broad range of balls on the market currently, each of which players quite like.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The first-place Yankees, who only scored one run in Friday’s series-opening loss, have now dropped their last four games against the fourth-place Red Sox.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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And, for now, both tuning out President Donald Trump and preparing to host more Americans.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Protests soon spread to cities including Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose and San Diego.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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But the momentum shifted back to Tampa Bay immediately when Castillo dropped a routine throw from Pete Alonso at first base to begin the sixth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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The bitcoin opportunity wasn’t immediately clear to Laffont, however.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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Some of the bribe payments were captured on video and shown to jurors who promptly convicted Jenkins in December.—
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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The weather was in the lower 60-degree range with overcast skies and no rain when the parade started promptly at 10 a.m.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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But Alcaraz was not to be denied this time, breaking back instantly to ensure the Italian lost a grand slam set for the first time since the fourth round of the Australian Open five months ago.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Harmon’s move came against the backdrop of the former Illinois House speaker’s upcoming sentencing for corruption and abuse of power and almost instantly created a bipartisan legislative controversy that resulted in the bill never getting called for a vote.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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Despite the name of the new cellular company and its association with the President’s family, the Trump Organization will not be directly involved in making Trump Mobile’s products or providing the phone service to customers.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
16 June 2025
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In This Article Agents Negotiations Inspection Quality Critical Information Key Takeaways Buyers should personally review their inspection report and speak directly with the inspector instead of relying only on their real estate agent’s summary.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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“Presently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presently. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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