as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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Recent Examples of briefly
During the president's public event in Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday, the A-list star joined him on stage briefly to express his gratitude.
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
He was brought into the ruling inner circle, serving briefly as the new Islamic Republic's deputy defense minister and then two terms as Iran's president between 1981 and 1989.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The kingdom has suffered the fallout from regional conflicts before, most notably during a 2019 attack on its Abqaiq processing facility — claimed by Iran’s Houthi allies — that briefly crippled its output.
—Salma El Wardany, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Gainesville coach Charlemagne Gibbons briefly benched him.
—Wesley Webb, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
He was brought into the ruling inner circle, serving briefly as the new Islamic Republic's deputy defense minister and then two terms as Iran's president between 1981 and 1989.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The kingdom has suffered the fallout from regional conflicts before, most notably during a 2019 attack on its Abqaiq processing facility — claimed by Iran’s Houthi allies — that briefly crippled its output.
—Salma El Wardany, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Gainesville coach Charlemagne Gibbons briefly benched him.
—Wesley Webb, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
Adverb
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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With the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s biggest choke point for oil and gas flows—essentially shut down because of the violence, prices could surge much higher if oil flows haven’t resumed by the end of the week or shortly thereafter, energy analysts said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the upper stage ran out of propellant shortly before reaching its target deployment orbit, and the payload was lost.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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