presto
interjection
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Definition of presto
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presto
adverb or adjectiveDefinition of presto (Entry 2 of 3)
presto
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Synonyms & Antonyms for presto
Synonyms: Adverb or adjective
apace, briskly, chop-chop, double-quick, fast, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hell-for-leather, hot, lickety-split, posthaste, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, soon, speedily, swift, swiftly
Antonyms: Adverb or adjective
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Examples of presto in a Sentence
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Show him brotherly love, fatherly discipline, bring him in to the fold, bathe him in your team’s magically-spectacular camaraderie, and presto. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Is Antonio Brown’s helmet half-full or half-empty?," 18 Aug. 2019 Just hold the citrus in one hand, press the reamer into the flesh with the other, and presto. — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, "The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Sunday," 28 July 2019 And, presto, the board of education then caved, vowing to find the $375,000 to $825,000 to Trotskyize the mural and please Virginia Marshall. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Cowardly Incoherence of Name-Changing, Statue-Toppling, and other Iconoclasms," 25 June 2019 An implanted chip can alter part of that code so the server won’t check for a password—and presto! — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Tiny Chinese Microchips Reportedly Found Hidden in Amazon, Apple Servers," 4 Oct. 2018 And extreme contrasts - the fourth movement has rapidly, repeatedly alternating speeds, adagio to presto - were narrowed, giving little shock. — Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, "In the heat, Moser, Grant Park Orchestra perform a delicate Dvorak," 30 June 2018 And presto: Magically, 31 million barrels of oil disappeared from the spreadsheets. — Ed Wallace, star-telegram, "Myths and Numbers," 17 June 2018 Here Helmchen was in his element, finding apposite aural equivalents for each Beethoven marking and achieving special results in the 10th, presto, variation played staccato and light, and the whirlwind No. 23. — Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, "German pianist Martin Helmchen closes Piano Series with Orchestra Hall recital," 11 June 2018 Just as with pelargonium, snip off a three inch piece at a node, place in water for 2-3 weeks, and presto! — Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, "5 Of The Easiest Houseplants To Grow From Cuttings," 14 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Courtly grace rubbed elbows with earthy peasant humor, and the concluding presto was alive with the ebullience Haydn dished out like no other composer. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Guest conductor Juraj Valcuha holds CSO in firm command," 2 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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