PREMATURELY Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

prematurely

adverb

Definition of prematurely

as in early

before the usual or expected time a baby born three weeks prematurely

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Recent Examples of prematurely And when Messi gave Argentina the lead, the round of 32 tie seemed prematurely over. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Filicetti also told the outlet that Shaw recently gave birth to another baby, which was born prematurely. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 But to forcibly take their jobs from all controllers prematurely simply to follow some rigid sunset script is a terrible loss for the very shareholders the governistas claim to protect. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Filicetti also said Shaw recently gave birth to another baby prematurely through a cesarean section and that her husband is taking care of the child. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Good policy should neither embrace new therapies uncritically nor dismiss them prematurely. — John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 In December 2022, his son was born prematurely after an emergency C-section and needed expensive intensive care. — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 The lawsuit alleges Yuba Water Agency’s lawyers prematurely blamed the company, citing a June 4 letter from the agency’s counsel. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 The mother was referring to neonatal intensive care units and necrotizing enterocolitis, an often fatal condition in which intestinal tissue can die and allow infection to spread through the body of an infant born prematurely. — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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early

Adverb

In New York City, the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks started a little earlier than scheduled to beat incoming storms.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
The Secret Service said earlier this evening that all attendees who evacuated the venue due to orders to shelter from approaching severe storms would have to go through security screenings again.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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