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
Massey’s fatal shooting also forced the premature retirement of Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, who hired Grayson, after residents and Gov. JB Pritzker called on him to step down.
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Those with the highest serum sodium levels (144.5-146 mmol/l) were 21% more likely to suffer premature death compared to those with the lowest serum sodium levels.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
The injury to his triceps Nov. 24 against the Los Angeles Rams had Graham facing a possible premature end to his career.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
The designer’s Manhattan apartment, completed just months before her woefully premature death, perfectly captures her incisive eye and her steadfast belief in the ennobling power of great design.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 8 Feb. 2025
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Those with the highest serum sodium levels (144.5-146 mmol/l) were 21% more likely to suffer premature death compared to those with the lowest serum sodium levels.
—New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
The injury to his triceps Nov. 24 against the Los Angeles Rams had Graham facing a possible premature end to his career.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
The designer’s Manhattan apartment, completed just months before her woefully premature death, perfectly captures her incisive eye and her steadfast belief in the ennobling power of great design.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
Adjective
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Tax season continued its sluggish start into early February, but tax refunds continued to steadily roll out the door.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her TikTok resonated with many users, who flooded the comments with their own memories of early Instagram.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Life insurance used to provide protection against untimely death, known as mortality risk.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Notably, the songs featured on the album were unable to be recorded before Marczewski’s untimely death.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trump's unexpected rejection of the Senate's plan stunned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who had carefully structured the two-bill strategy to secure early wins for the White House.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Twelve days later, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generation Station in Pennsylvania experienced the single worst nuclear meltdown on record in U.S. history, giving the film unexpected prescience.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Release date, cast, more Queen Latifah, Adrien Brody, Kerry Washington, more stars flock to Thom Browne's NYFW show 'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor' When is WorldPride Music Festival 2025?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Written and directed by Dylan Southern and adapted from the book Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, the new film follows a father (Cumberbatch) and his two sons (Richard and Henry Boxall) who are struggling to cope with the sudden loss of their wife and mother.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Young and precocious, South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz doesn’t get rattled by the next challenge.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That Scherzinger’s politically inopportune social media likes might cost her a Tony Award only adds to the metatextual experience since, as any true fan of hers knows, that is an extremely Nicole Scherzinger turn of events.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
WWD,
1 Dec. 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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“Premature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premature. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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