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Adverb
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That summed up the show pretty succinctly.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
12 June 2026 -
Champ, an elderly dog who died just months after moving in, and his young successors, Major and Commander, who were, to put it succinctly, biters.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Knowing what to do if a power surge damages your appliances and electronics is essential for protecting your home, preventing future issues, and reporting damages clearly and concisely to your insurance company and the local electric company.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keep it short and sweet Responding concisely and confidently will assuage any lingering concerns an employer might have about your work history, McGoff says.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Banks briefly departed the series for its penultimate 2016-2017 season, when British pop singer Rita Ora hosted.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Three months free of Amazon Music was briefly bundled with the Galaxy S26 series, but that has disappeared too.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Just watch the ball crisply pass from insole to insole, then await a corner/free/penalty kick that might deliver a goal and appease Americans’ offense-centric mind.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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With its two en suite bathrooms, crisply made beds, and daily cleaning service, staying in this home feels more akin to a night in a luxury hotel.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The next morning, he was summoned to the program director’s office and summarily dismissed.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The California Third Appellate District Court summarily denied a petition filed by Nathan Trauernicht seeking to overturn a Yolo Superior Court ruling in his embezzlement case.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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“Aphoristically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aphoristically. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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