as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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Recent Examples of briefly
Before Brat was released, Taylor Swift briefly dated The 1975 frontman Matty Healy.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
Bogaerts practically fell to his knees, as manager Mike Shildt also briefly said something.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The 1975, who briefly dated Swift in early 2023.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk’s firms, including SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI, took his net worth briefly above $500 billion, making him — for a time — the world’s first half-trillionaire.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
Bogaerts practically fell to his knees, as manager Mike Shildt also briefly said something.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The 1975, who briefly dated Swift in early 2023.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk’s firms, including SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI, took his net worth briefly above $500 billion, making him — for a time — the world’s first half-trillionaire.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stephen's stepmother lived in the home until shortly before the hurricane.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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