as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
his premature arrival at his own surprise party almost ruined everything
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Recent Examples of premature
Fox News' historic Arizona election call in 2020 wasn't premature, the network's longtime decision desk head Arnon Mishkin told Axios.
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The group could file sooner, but is debating internally whether a court would say a pre-result lawsuit is premature.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Trying to juggle all these aspects within a limited amount of time is another factor that can result in premature burnout.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Listeria infection early in pregnancy can cause premature labor, a baby with a low birth weight and loss of the pregnancy.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The group could file sooner, but is debating internally whether a court would say a pre-result lawsuit is premature.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Trying to juggle all these aspects within a limited amount of time is another factor that can result in premature burnout.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Listeria infection early in pregnancy can cause premature labor, a baby with a low birth weight and loss of the pregnancy.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
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Buck Bedding Areas Buck bedding areas are incredibly productive spots throughout the early season, pre-rut, and late season.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The world is currently experiencing a fourth global coral bleaching event, with mass bleaching confirmed in at least 62 countries and territories worldwide from 2023 to early 2024, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Because, yes — somehow Peanut’s untimely death has spiraled from a social-media tragedy to a conservative political movement.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The untimely death of Lincoln's son Willie Lincoln More:Bad omens or just misunderstood?Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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However, unexpected surprises and miscommunications with a friend or a group could make things go south in a New York minute.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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An absolutely unexpected encounter with game will ruin many a man.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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The reasons why election watchers may see sudden changes in Kamala Harris' or Donald Trump's standing in the most competitive states is largely influenced by two factors: how absentee ballots are processed and the population density of an area.Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Noname’s evolution from precocious poet to community activist is drastic enough to warrant a revisit.Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
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Noah, a precocious artist, has sketched the exact same building.Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Any charges, if filed, would likely come at a politically inopportune time for Trump, who leads the pack of contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.Time, Time, 7 June 2023
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And the latest revelations came at a particularly inopportune time for the government: Section 702 is set to expire on December 31 unless Congress reauthorizes it.Adam I. Klein, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Premature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premature. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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