as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
cursorily glanced over the report before tossing it to one side
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Adverb
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Instead of being judged for the killing of an Arab man, Meursault is ultimately blamed for showing little emotion at the recent funerals for his late mother and hastily starting a relationship with Marie Cardona (Rebecca Marder).—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Johnson appointed 11 of the 21 board members — including a member hastily named to fill a vacancy seemingly just for this vote — yet three of his appointees voted in opposition to his wishes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Lowell jumped on the bandwagon and hurriedly so, bankrolling and putting himself in charge of an expedition to Arizona territory to set up a telescope ahead of Mars nearing the Earth in 1894.—
Maren Longbella,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Another photo shows Brown looking back while hurriedly carrying two bags through airport security.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Panicked over his wife, Penny, nearing death, John acted impulsively to try and protect the truth about his wife’s murder from getting out.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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These two strains cross paths when Prodigy founder Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin) impulsively sends his hybrids to investigate the Maginot wreck and recover its cargo.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Cursorily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursorily. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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