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
Flood’s Monday town hall was a near repeat of his last town hall in March, which was effectively shut down due to heckling.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Europe is Harley’s second-largest market, behind North America, and the 56% tariff would have effectively closed it to the company.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The vacuum effectively picked up pet hair, although the rear fan occasionally blew stray fur aside while turning.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Trump has no secret of his intent to use federal law enforcement to suit his own personal and political interests, effectively rejecting decades of independence for the Department of Justice.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
Europe is Harley’s second-largest market, behind North America, and the 56% tariff would have effectively closed it to the company.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The vacuum effectively picked up pet hair, although the rear fan occasionally blew stray fur aside while turning.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Trump has no secret of his intent to use federal law enforcement to suit his own personal and political interests, effectively rejecting decades of independence for the Department of Justice.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effectively
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Tools that offer real-time risk monitoring, dynamic regulatory reporting and automated decisioning allow organizations to scale efficiently without compromising security.—
Leo Patching,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Agency officials say the changes aim to help beneficiaries manage the transition to electronic payments and navigate other policy updates more efficiently.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Coinbase has had a previous run-in with the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Agency, however, with a 2021 ad deemed to be misleading for consumers and for failing to adequately highlight the risks associated with such investments.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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The court said the Public Records Act only provides remedies for disputes as to whether certain records should be disclosed — not for other issues, such as whether an agency adequately searched for responsive records or whether it was allowed to delete records being sought in a request.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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