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
One of the recurring challenges Ullrich has witnessed is the premature stagnation of growth due to a founder’s inability (or unwillingness) to evolve.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 19 July 2025
This is a very important strategy for building your retirement savings, because having a robust emergency fund prevents you from incurring high-interest debt or making premature withdrawals from your retirement accounts.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
David McNew/Getty However, the U.S. power sector is responsible for about one-quarter of the country's total emissions, second only to transportation, and the EPA's own data estimates that the 2024 carbon pollution standards would prevent about 1,200 premature deaths in 2035.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Jalal Khoury, a Fond du Lac resident and mechanical engineer, noticed premature tire wear on his Honda Odyssey minivan after 28,000 miles.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 19 July 2025
This is a very important strategy for building your retirement savings, because having a robust emergency fund prevents you from incurring high-interest debt or making premature withdrawals from your retirement accounts.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
David McNew/Getty However, the U.S. power sector is responsible for about one-quarter of the country's total emissions, second only to transportation, and the EPA's own data estimates that the 2024 carbon pollution standards would prevent about 1,200 premature deaths in 2035.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Jalal Khoury, a Fond du Lac resident and mechanical engineer, noticed premature tire wear on his Honda Odyssey minivan after 28,000 miles.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
Adjective
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In early 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Zalupski to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The percentage of Target consumers who are shopping with Shein in the same quarter has risen from about 5% in early 2021 to nearly 10% in early 2025.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Over 60 years after an heir of one of America’s wealthiest families vanished off the coast of a remote island inhabited by cannibals, questions still swirl over what may have caused his untimely disappearance – or death.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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With their one-city road trip starting on a sour note, the Yankees and their untimely offense will face Chase Burns, MLB.com’s 11th-best prospect, on Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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His unexpected cameo also served as a promotion for his Big3 basketball league, which is slated to play games at Heritage Bank Center on July 26, the last night of the Cincinnati Music Festival.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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However, as the day progresses, unexpected events might catch you off guard, which could test your patience.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 July 2025
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While some seemed excited about Buck's sudden appearance, some speculated about the possibility of Stephanopoulos leaving the show.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Then Kings of Leon and Black Keys come out of Nashville and then all of a sudden the diversity of the music that was coming out of there started to really grow over a short period of time.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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Since the 1980s, doctors have prescribed and studied puberty blockers for children who start puberty too young, known as precocious puberty.—
Grace Abels,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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That his precocious battery mate was both a physical force and pitching prodigy.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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Honestly, for those of us who get periods, is there a more universal experience than being surprised by your period at an extremely inopportune moment?—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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The theft seems easy to James, and exciting — Reichardt layers a jazzy score underneath the action that shows up under fitting, then increasingly inopportune moments.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Premature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premature. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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