as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
cursorily glanced over the report before tossing it to one side
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In October 1941 a 14-year-old Jewish boy named Yitzhak Rudashevski sat in a crowded hiding place in Vilna Poland, hastily writing in his diary.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
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Head coach Fabian Hurzeler needs his other main attacking players to pull their weight as well to prevent the season from petering out hastily.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The others are hurriedly opening your food.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Cursorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursorily. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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