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Recent Examples of efficiently
But the Bulls, who shot the ball much more efficiently after halftime, staged a late rally.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The screenplay efficiently charts Yoo’s humiliating and accelerating financial ruin.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The process began with teaching them how to drive the cars safely, efficiently — and finally, with some flair.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Colder temperatures mean lighter, fluffier snow, allowing accumulations to add up more efficiently.
—Joe Ruch, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The screenplay efficiently charts Yoo’s humiliating and accelerating financial ruin.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The process began with teaching them how to drive the cars safely, efficiently — and finally, with some flair.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Colder temperatures mean lighter, fluffier snow, allowing accumulations to add up more efficiently.
—Joe Ruch, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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On the Longhorns’ lone scoring drive, Manning performs competently, but running back Quintrevion Wisner does the heavy lifting with a 37-yard run.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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The selling point of the Conjurings is that they are competently made haunted house movies that reliably feature good set pieces.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Either way, these are films that skillfully utilize the holiday to explore the human need for connection.—
Kate Stroup,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the annals of moronic behavior, driving forty minutes out of your way in the middle of the night in order to secretly and skillfully cut down everybody’s favorite tree does not come up.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Green expertly applies fake eyelashes, thick foundation and a dessert brown eye look, while Messina goes to work piling tight curls atop my head.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its gentle formula expertly breaks down makeup without leaving my skin feeling dry and tight.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Barnes ably defended Atlanta big man Kristaps Porziņģis for a good chunk of the first half on Monday, despite playing with two fouls.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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While leaning on Robbins’ style for its dance interludes — kudos to choreographer Maija Garcia for deftly capturing his movement vocabulary and the performers for so ably executing it — the script’s structure seems more an homage to Tennessee Williams.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
20 Dec. 2025
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The ensemble comedy garnered critical praise for its steady stream of zaniness and quickly gained a reputation for deftly skewering suburban life while still maintaining a general sweetness of tone.—
Will Harris,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Stafford has deftly utilized tight ends Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen and Terrance Ferguson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The late mother of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who spent her formative years in Thailand, London and Paris, was lauded for adroitly blending Western style, Eastern traditions and her homeland’s rich textile heritage.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 Dec. 2025
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In this case, the characters’ back stories are knitted together with an impactful range of lyrics that Swindley has mined from the country music canon, repeatedly adroitly interweaving song lyrics and dialogue.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Instead, my research documented how LBJ masterfully used the questionable attacks as a persuasively powerful pretext to convince Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by a near unanimous vote; only one senator voted against it.—
Richard Cherwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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An early architect of the cult of celebrity, Bardot masterfully harnessed the energy of the Swinging Sixties, framing herself as a free-spirited embodiment of a changing world.—
Isobel Thompson,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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Over 75% of the student body at Eastway speaks a first language other than English, with many students who do not yet speak English proficiently.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In an October news release announcing the partnership, district officials said the long-term goal will focus on ensuring all students can read proficiently by third grade and pave the way for success for the rest of their academic careers.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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