as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
cursorily glanced over the report before tossing it to one side
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It has already been hastily extended with short-term patches twice this year.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026 -
Organized by Save Our Museum, a local committee hastily put together during the budget process, the rally kicked off at the ACM and wound its way to the riverfront.—
Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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In a gymnasium in the northeastern Thai city of Surin, around 550 people are waiting out the combat, many having hurriedly fled after the first shots were fired Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Sauer, after a pause, hurriedly repeated a few of his earlier points and concluded that Humphrey should be reversed.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Until then, the amygdala, responsible for emotional processing and threat detection, dominates decision making, which can cause young people to behave more impulsively than adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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When Saajan impulsively offers to join her, plans accelerate, leading to some of the most thrilling and heartbreaking moments the piece offers.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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“Cursorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursorily. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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