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
Police are presently investigating damage from gunshots at a Tesla center in the Portland metro area.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Miami presently has holes everywhere on the roster.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Stock market indices are leading indicators of where investors presently think the economy is headed.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Future missions probing small-scale fluctuations in the light and the polarization of the cosmic microwave background can continue to lower our constraints (presently down at the ~1% level) on the level of its departure from perfect flatness.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Miami presently has holes everywhere on the roster.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Stock market indices are leading indicators of where investors presently think the economy is headed.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Future missions probing small-scale fluctuations in the light and the polarization of the cosmic microwave background can continue to lower our constraints (presently down at the ~1% level) on the level of its departure from perfect flatness.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presently
Adverb
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The eastbound side from the tunnel to Silverthorne also closed Friday morning but reopened shortly before 7:20 a.m. Both directions of U.S. 6 east of Silverthorne remained closed as of 8:25 a.m.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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The report of a kayaker in distress near Willamette Falls came from a 911 caller shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, the sheriff’s office said.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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More companies make their carbon emission data available There is currently no U.S. financial requirement that companies disclose their emissions.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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College coaches are currently awaiting official approval of the House vs. NCAA settlement.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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The industry has already swallowed price increases and made supply-chain shifts where possible, professionals say, and higher prices will now hit consumers, likely slowing growth in a part of the economy that’s made up of lots of small, even mom-and-pop, businesses.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But Arthur's lack of limbs hasn't slowed him down, and he was adopted soon after by his loving family.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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That is a lot, especially for a long-weekend, but there have been several recent additions of note—with more coming soon.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Inside, Maeve immediately hits the champagne, while Eddie sneaks upstairs to snort some drugs.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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If the government doesn't reimburse them promptly, the inspectors worry about having to pay the steep bills themselves.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Several lawsuits claimed the drugstore chain failed to protect its customers and did not notify them of the incident promptly.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Uber was appealing because using an app to instantly summon a car is much easier than chasing down a cab.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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Panthenol soothes the skin and strengthens the moisture barrier, and the lightly bubbling texture is instantly calming.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana's nine detention centers, eight of which are privately operated, include the only ICE facility in the country directly connected to an airport, thus streamlining mass deportations across the state.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Lindsey Reese,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sign up here to receive Full Time directly in your inbox.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Presently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presently. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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