1
as in shortly
at or within a short time
we'll be done soon
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2
as in rather
by choice or preference
I'd sooner have a cavity filled than suffer through that opera again
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3
as in quickly
with great speed
as soon as possible
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Recent Examples of soon
Tarrio, who is serving a 22-year prison sentence in Louisiana — the longest term of anyone convicted in relation to the riot — is expecting to soon get a grant of clemency from Trump, attorney Nayib Hassan told NBC.
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 0 The Lunar New Year starts soon, and this year for the Chinese celebration is in honor of the wood snake.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The investigative duo soon realizes their killer commits his crimes to a soundtrack, leaving poetic calling cards on the corpses.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity allegedly entered the room soon after, according to her complaint.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
By Monica Sager Live News Reporter 0 The Lunar New Year starts soon, and this year for the Chinese celebration is in honor of the wood snake.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The investigative duo soon realizes their killer commits his crimes to a soundtrack, leaving poetic calling cards on the corpses.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity allegedly entered the room soon after, according to her complaint.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soon
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Why Was the Blue Origin Launch Aborted Today? Launch controllers discovered a technical issue with one of the rocket's subsystems shortly before liftoff.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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The crash occurred shortly before 12:40 a.m. in the area of Exit 7 when a 1994 Honda Civic being driven north in the right lane by a 37-year-old Waterbury man was hit from the rear by a 2013 Honda CR-V, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2025
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The limited series then won raves upon its primetime broadcast on BBC Four late last year – marking an impressive and rather uncommon coup for non-English language series.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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The first is that cow manure on its own doesn’t naturally contain methane; rather, the way that large dairy operations store manure produces the potent greenhouse gas, despite low-methane alternative storage methods.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
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Further research, preferably using a larger sample size, is needed to investigate this and to obtain more statistically significant data.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 2025
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That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The fire started out small, but swiftly engulfed their entire building.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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And Transparently The best course of action is to respond swiftly and transparently.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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These results should be readily available to any potential puppy purchasers.—
Dr. Devon B. Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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The answers about why customers churn are readily available.—
Ron Carson,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: President Trump signed an executive order giving ByteDance 75 more days to work out a change-of-control deal, as required by a law signed last year.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Kayleigh Heckel used her swift speed to run quicker than her teammates to corral a loose ball before depositing a shot into the net.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Most Hated On the list of stocks that analysts can’t stand, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) ranks first, with five out of seven analysts suggesting that people dump the stock.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original recipe creator isn't known, but it's thought the cookies may have been first created in Texas.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2025
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Gasoline demand fell by about 1% in 2024 and is on course to fall faster this year, even as people’s incomes grow and car ownership rises, said Ciarán Healy, an oil market analyst at the International Energy Agency.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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America's debt is expected to grow twice as fast as the U.S. economy over the next 30 years, according to the Government Accountability Office.—
Mitch Salchow,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soon. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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