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Recent Examples of efficiently
The microbes metabolize the formic acid and efficiently produce succinic acid, which is then used directly as the essential precursor to synthesize biodegradable plastics, such as polybutylene succinate (PBS).
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Oxo Good Grips Vegetable Chopper This one-cup chopper efficiently dices small ingredients, like garlic and nuts.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The deflector efficiently optimizes airflow by spanning the distance between the Cybertruck and its load, potentially increasing efficiency during extended hauls.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Grocery stores and food manufacturers, which started managing their inventories more efficiently during the pandemic, now have less leftover food to give.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Oxo Good Grips Vegetable Chopper This one-cup chopper efficiently dices small ingredients, like garlic and nuts.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The deflector efficiently optimizes airflow by spanning the distance between the Cybertruck and its load, potentially increasing efficiency during extended hauls.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Grocery stores and food manufacturers, which started managing their inventories more efficiently during the pandemic, now have less leftover food to give.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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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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The canine, named Charlie, was captured competently pulling the cover off an outdoor paddling pool, all by himself while his owner was away.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The charcoal drawing Anoma Kole Kole, 2023–24, for instance, skillfully weaves a blueprint of colonial infrastructure with images of the Africans who built transit systems.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hauge skillfully evaded Porro for both of his goals.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Those rosters from the past were mostly homegrown, with a few veterans expertly folded in.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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My Wild Wine Women’s group visited the nicely situated tasting barn recently for wine and food pairings; the latter is all prepared by the family and expertly matched to the wines.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That usage scenario would have guaranteed a sync conflict a few years ago, but the service’s cloud synchronization ably fielded it this time.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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As for the sport itself, Safdie illustrates it ably but impersonally.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Snell deftly avoided the middle of the strike zone and had the Phillies off balance all night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Period ambiance is kept low-key, mostly relegated to deftly chosen golden oldies (including a closing Sinatra track) that abet Kim Hong-jip and Lee Jin-hee’s original score.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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There are multiple styles too, like those in which the handles swapped leather for shiny metals, adding a contemporary twist and masterfully pairing with the models’ midi skirts, playful outerwear clad in primary colors, and preppy tailoring.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The collector sought letters, manuscripts and research by Turner's predecessors, contemporaries, champions and even an art student who could masterfully copy his pieces.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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