as in immediately
without delay
if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthwith
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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship & Dock Foreman Local 514 began striking on Monday morning, stopping containers and cargo immediately.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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The depth of feeling for the actor by his peers and fans became immediately evident when the League’s initial announcement that only some venues would dim their lights was met with massive backlash from the community.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Abbie Doctor, an aesthetics nurse living in Gloucester, England, caught the bizarre moment her cat, Chewie, brought a live mouse into the house, and promptly brought it for something to eat.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Be sure to follow up promptly after conferences to make the most of networking opportunities.Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Harris instantly reset the terms of the contest with Trump.Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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That ended when Trump joined forces with the RNC in March, but the ex-president is now soliciting help from bigger donors who give to his Trump 47 Joint Fundraising Committee.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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After the gut-wrenching loss at Washington, the Bears now have to process being run over by a middle-of-the-road Cardinals team that is 5-4 and was ransacked by the Commanders earlier.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Forthwith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthwith. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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