earliness

Definition of earlinessnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for earliness
Noun
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, is a devastating complication of prematurity that weighs heavily on our minds.
    Alexander Crider, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • While the data show overall birth outcomes improving — declining rates of prematurity, low birth weight, and infant mortality — disparities are still prevalent, particularly for Black women.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Most often what kept Pal out of the money won’t the training or the fitness or the readiness, but conductor error.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The primary focus during the overhaul has been on repairs, upgrades, and modernizations to maintain the vessel’s mission readiness.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His smarts and willingness to do the dirty work are coach-pleasing qualities.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Golden State leans into pace, spacing and a willingness to live beyond the arc.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His lateral quickness isn’t the question.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Like Isiah Pacheco, Johnson could be another Day 3 steal for the Chiefs because of his combination of quickness, power and vision.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From alacrity to deference Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt made their case for war and obtained a formal declaration from Congress within three days in 1917 and within the same afternoon in 1941, respectively.
    Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Neither Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune nor Schumer, his Democratic equal, have shown any alacrity as of yet to cancel recess.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Earliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earliness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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