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Recent Examples of efficiently
Diversified firms’ ability to redeploy resources efficiently across businesses can give them an important advantage over non-diversified rivals.
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Harvard Business Review, 13 Apr. 2026
Hydrogen happens to solve some of them more efficiently than batteries can today.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Scientists have long tried to fix this by storing solar energy as heat, but doing it efficiently has proven tricky.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Because of these factors and numerous studies, creatine supplementation is considered safe for one's heart and has other cardiovascular benefits as well such as reducing fatigue which can help one's heart function more efficiently.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
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Harvard Business Review, 13 Apr. 2026
Hydrogen happens to solve some of them more efficiently than batteries can today.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Scientists have long tried to fix this by storing solar energy as heat, but doing it efficiently has proven tricky.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Because of these factors and numerous studies, creatine supplementation is considered safe for one's heart and has other cardiovascular benefits as well such as reducing fatigue which can help one's heart function more efficiently.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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Outlays old and new need to be justified and competently managed.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Outlays old and new need to be justified and competently managed.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And Fitzgerald, coming off a magnificent six-interception freshman season, can play nickel skillfully if needed.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by its modest exterior—inside, guests find some of the city’s most skillfully balanced and imaginative drinks, crafted by bartenders who speak spirits fluently.—
Kat Stinson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Electric Bleu is a testament to the reality that food can be technically precise and expertly executed, without the pretension and toxicity so often associated with fine dining kitchens.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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All of it is paired expertly with wines from the 15,000-strong cellar.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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After all, Denver has all five starters back from last year, is paying all of them handsomely and has built a developmental group in Palczewski, Crum and Forsyth behind that have all stepped into games ably.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s second episode, for which ratings dipped slightly, featured a cold open roasting the former Prince Andrew and was ably steered by host Jamie Dornan, who appeared in sketches including a horror comedy about Jools Holland.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The place is a total zoo, especially at the tail end of the week and weekend, but the counter staff juggles it all deftly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Romvari deftly synthesizes that kind of quotidian flow, days bleeding into one another as something significant foments at the margins of the everyday.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Jenny Connell Davis’ adroitly constructed one-act play weaves together significant challenges for four women across seven decades.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Leo’s visit, in December, to Lebanon, which is home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, dating back to the time of the apostles Peter and Paul, now looks adroitly timed.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Nurse Dana—competent, underpaid, indispensable, and increasingly aware of her own leverage—isn’t a supporting character, as masterfully played by the Emmy-winning Katherine LaNasa.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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This contemporary-style home masterfully bridges the indoor and outdoor living experiences.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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There are two elements to DeLauter’s swing, Fink said, that make something that looks so unorthodox work so proficiently.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Students who are not reading proficiently by third grade are far less likely to graduate from high school, and more likely to wind up incarcerated.—
Daniel L Gordon,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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