forthwith
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Synonyms for forthwith
Synonyms
bang, directly, headlong, immediately, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, now, PDQ, plumb, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right away, right now, right off, straight off, straightaway, straightway
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Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Vote on the Green New Deal," 11 Feb. 2019 The General Secretary would like a recording of the performance and is sending men over to retrieve it forthwith. — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, "The Death of Stalin Is a Wicked Farce," 16 Mar. 2018 Everybody like Brennan, like Clapper, like McCabe who have demonstrated their partisanship should be stripped of their clearances forthwith. — Fox News, "Rep. Matt Gaetz reacts to Bruce Ohr's notes about Steele," 17 Aug. 2018 Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Vote on the Green New Deal," 11 Feb. 2019 But more than a few viewers will nonetheless chuckle in grim amusement and resolve to liquidate their own social-media profiles forthwith. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Claire Foy plays a woman in peril in Steven Soderbergh's smart, unnerving psychothriller 'Unsane'," 22 Mar. 2018 The General Secretary would like a recording of the performance and is sending men over to retrieve it forthwith. — Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, "The Death of Stalin Is a Wicked Farce," 16 Mar. 2018 Any thought that the romantic and feminine atmosphere might change to accommodate the boys' tastes should be dismissed forthwith. — Richard E. Farley, Town & Country, "Now That The Four Seasons Is Closing, Where Will the Power Lunch Crowd Go Next?," 26 July 2015 The Trump administration, in marked contrast, could answer all these questions forthwith. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Why Doesn’t Trump Just Unmask the Unmasking?," 3 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forthwith.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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