brusquely

adverb

Definition of brusquelynext
as in abruptly

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Recent Examples of brusquely Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence. — Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026 The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Norma Torres, whose son — Kenneth Mena Torres — was among those arrested, described a jarring moment when ICE agents brusquely entered their home to scan the face of each person living there. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brusquely
  1. abruptly
  2. bluntly
Adverb
  • Last month, Burke abruptly parted ways with his legal team and asked to be represented by public defenders.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Norwalk resident Oswald Ponce became a viral chronicler of a dangerous intersection where the 105 Freeway abruptly ends.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of abruptly
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  • Put more bluntly, sports event contracts are protected by federal law in some parts of the country but remain vulnerable elsewhere to states deeming them unlawful.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There was a case being made here, without stating it quite so bluntly, that the two greatest decades for women in pop music were the ’90s and the 2020s.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluntly

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“Brusquely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brusquely. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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