effectively

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Recent Examples of effectively Aim to spread a 3-inch layer of mulch around your perennials, shrubs, and trees after the first hard frost, in order to effectively insulate the plants’ roots without suffocating them. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026 Robert Soderbery, executive vice president of PsiQuantum, said in an interview with Semafor that separate data center racks will effectively behave as one, using PsiQuantum’s device. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The Senate race in the usually reliably Republican state of South Carolina is effectively tied, according to a new New York Times/Siena poll. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The warning has effectively cut off fuel to the island, leading to widespread power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, the water supply and internet and telephone services. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for effectively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effectively
Adverb
  • That puts additional pressure on merchants to find ways to manage chargebacks more efficiently.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • American dairy farmers are producing more efficiently than ever, yet many continue to struggle financially.
    — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Cushy sweaters, fancy chocolate, nice headphones—all of the obvious stuff, deployed correctly, works perfectly.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But next to that pablum, AI Mode also showed links to a Wikipedia article and an NPR story about that election—both correctly listing Republican JD Vance, now Trump’s vice president, as the winner over the Democratic incumbent, Sherrod Brown.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • These scanners perform adequately for many vehicle owners, delivering error codes that commonly occur.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Providing valuable insights to clients effectually integrates innovations which foster efficiency, competitiveness and growth in this era characterized by digital globalization.
    — Debbi Compton, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In the past China, was viewed as an attractive labor market which could cost effectually do manual assembly of all parts sourced globally.
    — Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021

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“Effectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effectively. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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