as in competently
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Recent Examples of efficiently
Joint powers authorities are the product of two or more public agencies, which combine efforts to provide public services more efficiently and in a more cost-effective manner.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
But the plan is to win, not to win efficiently, and this deal makes the team a fair amount better moving forward.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Currently in Phase One of a three-phase development effort, the program is working on how to most accurately and efficiently direct power, correcting the beam wavefront to maintain quality, making the system throttleable, and reduce conversion losses across the relays.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Below, Pozniak walks us through two ways to get butter stains out of clothes quickly and efficiently.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
But the plan is to win, not to win efficiently, and this deal makes the team a fair amount better moving forward.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Currently in Phase One of a three-phase development effort, the program is working on how to most accurately and efficiently direct power, correcting the beam wavefront to maintain quality, making the system throttleable, and reduce conversion losses across the relays.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
Below, Pozniak walks us through two ways to get butter stains out of clothes quickly and efficiently.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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That’s where director Len Wiseman, who ably directed Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard, follows Popeye’s Doin’ Impossikible Stunts.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 June 2025
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In a big cast, ably applied by Knechtges through the larger scenes, Garrett Clayton stands out as an especially effective Hans, Anna’s two-faced, power-seeking-in-disguise prince.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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Because the researchers had full access to all code changes the AI was making and the AI had no ability to alter this record, the researchers were easily able to see that the Darwin Goedel Machine was attempting to engage in this kind of deception.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Unlike those other grand projects that are easily visible, this particular venture will affect a small number of people with the intention of having a nice impact on the school’s athletic department.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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Despite the program’s struggles over the past decade, upward mobility in the conference is readily available.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The country’s crippled economy also forced her to become resourceful by incorporating materials that were locally sourced and readily available into her works.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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