as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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Recent Examples of briefly
She was briefly married to geneticist Andrew Conrad from 2000-2001, per TMZ.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 June 2025
Title Update 1 briefly tripled the game’s players but soon lost them, and sentiment around the game has gotten increasingly worse since then.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey a day after a judge ordered his release from a federal immigration facility in Louisiana.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Aflac is warning that a cybercriminal gang briefly breached its systems as part of an ongoing hacking campaign against insurance providers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for briefly
Toria Sheffield, People.com, 21 June 2025
Title Update 1 briefly tripled the game’s players but soon lost them, and sentiment around the game has gotten increasingly worse since then.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey a day after a judge ordered his release from a federal immigration facility in Louisiana.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Aflac is warning that a cybercriminal gang briefly breached its systems as part of an ongoing hacking campaign against insurance providers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
shortly
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The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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Two agents were seen attaching items to the property's door and front window shortly before the explosion occurred.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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