as in competently
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Recent Examples of efficiently
Our world-class subway system, which transports millions so efficiently, is nearly impossible to navigate with a stroller.
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Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The group passed books down the lines one by one to swiftly and efficiently move all of the business’s stock — no professional movers required.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Commonwealth Edison, which constructed Illinois’ fleet in the 1970s and 1980s, habitually ran well over budget, leading to exorbitant electricity rates in the Chicago area through the latter three decades of the 20th century and struggled mightily over that period to operate the plants efficiently.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Clinics, meanwhile, grapple with strict 340B compliance requirements—often without adequate staff or tools to manage efficiently.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The group passed books down the lines one by one to swiftly and efficiently move all of the business’s stock — no professional movers required.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Commonwealth Edison, which constructed Illinois’ fleet in the 1970s and 1980s, habitually ran well over budget, leading to exorbitant electricity rates in the Chicago area through the latter three decades of the 20th century and struggled mightily over that period to operate the plants efficiently.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Clinics, meanwhile, grapple with strict 340B compliance requirements—often without adequate staff or tools to manage efficiently.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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The show was ably organized by Evans, who whittled the initial selection from Bachardy’s prodigious archive, with Dennis Carr, Huntington chief curator of American art, and Karla Nielsen, the library’s senior curator of literary collections.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Doctor Who historians know Marsh for her portrayal of Sara Kingdom, who ably assists William Hartnell’s Doctor in his fight against the mutant Daleks, on the third season of the BBC sci-fi series in 1965-66.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Ortega said balances grew during the pandemic as workers — and the rest of America — weren’t able to travel as easily for vacation.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Beach Club's toes-in-the-sand restaurant is easily among the best on the island.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Santa Clara Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair is a terrific place to select plants not readily available elsewhere, selected for outstanding taste, beauty and performance in the local soil and climate.—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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