effectively
adverb
ef·fec·tive·ly
i-ˈfek-tiv-lē 
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ē-,
ə-
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Try to communicate your ideas more effectively.
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So Kamani Vidal got the start and as usual ran hard and effectively, especially on a 59-yard sweep for a score to open the second half.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
For much of the past year, neither side was willing to budge much from their respective stance, effectively muting any chance of a settlement.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Does the -- does the buck effectively stop with you on this?
—ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
Demonstrators formed a human barricade at the garage entrance and piled garbage bags to prevent vehicles from exiting, effectively foiling the apparent raid.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
For much of the past year, neither side was willing to budge much from their respective stance, effectively muting any chance of a settlement.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Does the -- does the buck effectively stop with you on this?
—ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
Demonstrators formed a human barricade at the garage entrance and piled garbage bags to prevent vehicles from exiting, effectively foiling the apparent raid.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for effectively
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“Effectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effectively. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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