as in immediately
without delay
if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith
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Recent Examples of forthwith
Whichever designer first slid that paint job across a boardroom table should be banished forthwith to work on the Sonigenic SHS-series Yamaha Keytar, where there's no chance this dangerously inept individual could make the product look any worse.
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New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Garland, Weiss, Wolf, and everyone connected to this growing scandal owe the nation answers, forthwith.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023
It is therefore ordered that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation release (him) forthwith.
—Elena Santa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate who studied history at Yale, characterizes American universities as liberal indoctrination centers ruled by faculty whose political correctness needs to be canceled, forthwith.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Mar. 2020
What is already clear is that the Sussexes intend forthwith to redraw the lines of engagement with the press.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2020
New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Garland, Weiss, Wolf, and everyone connected to this growing scandal owe the nation answers, forthwith.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023
It is therefore ordered that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation release (him) forthwith.
—Elena Santa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate who studied history at Yale, characterizes American universities as liberal indoctrination centers ruled by faculty whose political correctness needs to be canceled, forthwith.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Mar. 2020
What is already clear is that the Sussexes intend forthwith to redraw the lines of engagement with the press.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthwith
Adverb
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President Donald Trump has been accused of raising prescription drug prices for seniors by immediately rescinding former President Joe Biden's executive order to lower costs after beginning his second term on Monday.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Musk didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kesse’s parents promptly contacted the police, began reaching out to local hospitals and spoke to as many people in their daughter’s condo complex as possible, per 48 Hours.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The majestic views changed instantly after rounding a bend revealed an out-of-control fire bounding up the canyon.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The sleek style is a practical swap for jeans that instantly dress up your outfit.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The debate over the UFC's pound-for-pound number one took a turn at the weekend as White conceded that undisputed lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is now the UFC's pound-for-pound number-one fighter.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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From Campaign Promise to Reality Ulbricht, now 40, was convicted in 2015 of multiple charges including distributing narcotics, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to commit computer hacking, and money laundering.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Forthwith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthwith. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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