as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
an administrator who can deal with the problems quickly and proficiently
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Streep and Short’s characters got married in the fourth season of the murder mystery show and, in a too-sweet parallel, the two actors are rumored to be dating for real as well.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
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Aiming to better understand the sentiments of young American consumers today, Credit Karma’s survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, polled more than 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older from April 7 to 9.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Olyphant, despite somewhat limited screen time, ably drops hints about Vincent’s elastic professional ethics before his more unequivocal role in the big finale.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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The show was ably organized by Evans, who whittled the initial selection from Bachardy’s prodigious archive, with Dennis Carr, Huntington chief curator of American art, and Karla Nielsen, the library’s senior curator of literary collections.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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But even though their appearance is so distinctive, Chinese mitten crabs are not easy to identify and can easily be mistaken for native crab species—and vice versa.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Clean-up crews have been spraying the airborne oil with water to push it back to the surface to more easily collect it, and prevent the oil from drifting further away from the spill site.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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“Proficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proficiently. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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