as in promptly
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Adverb
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Ensure that all firmware and security updates are installed promptly to close potential security gaps.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Hackman took them to a shelter where they were promptly named after the actor and his costar Keanu Reeves, according to The Baltimore Sun.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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All of this said, Monday’s moves did not immediately turn the Patriots into a playoff team.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Almost immediately, his critics—including many fellow-Republicans—began to call him on his lies and cruelties, and to fact-check his evidence.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Her fellow inmates are similarly situated, the whole scenario instantly recognizable.—
Sam Worley,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The foreign aid freeze frightened me, so at our house five doughnuts instantly disappeared.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Punctually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctually. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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