as in efficiently
in an effective manner
She used a visual aid to effectively communicate her point.
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Recent Examples of effectively
Duff was only a teenager when the iconic track landed on her sophomore album Metamorphosis, which effectively jump-started a music career that spanned four studio albums.
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Regularly paying attention to this part helps your dishwasher clean more effectively, extends its lifespan, and keeps your kitchen smelling fresh.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
What really sets this show apart from so many others is the way technology is employed so effectively.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
The practice effectively forces sellers to buy ads to make their product appear in response to consumer searches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Regularly paying attention to this part helps your dishwasher clean more effectively, extends its lifespan, and keeps your kitchen smelling fresh.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
What really sets this show apart from so many others is the way technology is employed so effectively.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
The practice effectively forces sellers to buy ads to make their product appear in response to consumer searches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effectively
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Why Northern Lights Displays Are Spiking The cause is the Russell-McPherron effect, which sees the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth connect most efficiently for a few weeks either side of equinoxes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The team hopes this work on differential privacy scaling laws will help others efficiently allocate resources to train private AI models.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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When used correctly, psilocybin has shown promise in treating conditions like treatment-resistant depression or substance abuse disorder.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Charles’s actions then were interpreted, probably correctly, as a rebuke to Trump for his ungracious treatment of his guest, and also reminded international onlookers that the king remains the most political of monarchs, unafraid to make his favor—or displeasure—known.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Finally, profits should be adequately reinvested in the company with the goal to support cash generation in time.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 19 Sep. 2025.
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