as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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Recent Examples of briefly
Meyer also worked briefly with Donald Fehr at the NHL Players’ Association before arriving at the MLBPA in 2018.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Bloom dated Katy Perry for nearly 10 years, separating briefly in 2017 and reuniting in early 2018.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Kuwait reported its port was attacked by drones, while sirens sounded in Bahrain and Qatar briefly issued a heightened security alert.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Their culinary duties commanded most of their focus throughout, but the performers did briefly touch on their new album at some points.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Bloom dated Katy Perry for nearly 10 years, separating briefly in 2017 and reuniting in early 2018.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Kuwait reported its port was attacked by drones, while sirens sounded in Bahrain and Qatar briefly issued a heightened security alert.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Their culinary duties commanded most of their focus throughout, but the performers did briefly touch on their new album at some points.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
Adverb
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One of the strengths of the film is a precise visual design that alternates between distance and intimacy, with Caswill using the landscapes of her Alberta location to clearly and concisely express the sense of loneliness and isolation afflicting her heroine.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Writer Hugo Vickers writes in the upcoming biography Queen Elizabeth II that Philip underwent heart surgery on March 1, 2021, shortly before his death and almost did not make it.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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