as in concisely
in a few words
the beleaguered mayor curtly answered all questions with a simple "No comment"
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briefly
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The agency has also had to send teams to the Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and South Ukraine nuclear plants, which suffered loss of power from Russian attacks, briefly affecting reactor cooling systems.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
The red flag was waved and the race was briefly put on hold as emergency crews worked to clean up the wreck and make sure each driver involved got off the track.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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“Curtly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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