1
as in hurriedly
with excessive or careless speed
the hastily put together report contained a lot of errors
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2
as in quickly
with great speed
the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator
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Recent Examples of hastily
Even the biographies now hastily being published by the regime don’t list any other jobs for him.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Investors should avoid acting hastily, as markets tend to bounce back even in a time of war, Jeff Sommer advised in a column for The New York Times, while noting that there is still a risk the crisis sets off a recession.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Not everyone is acting hastily.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Budapest has hosted several annual iterations of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and another was hastily rescheduled this year to fall in March, just before Hungary's elections.
—Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Investors should avoid acting hastily, as markets tend to bounce back even in a time of war, Jeff Sommer advised in a column for The New York Times, while noting that there is still a risk the crisis sets off a recession.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Not everyone is acting hastily.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Budapest has hosted several annual iterations of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and another was hastily rescheduled this year to fall in March, just before Hungary's elections.
—Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastily
Adverb
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Local media reported that unidentified people brought the bodies from elsewhere in a vehicle belonging to the government and hurriedly buried them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Within days, China’s surprise intervention in the deal quickly shattered that hope, as Beijing stepped up efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving their businesses offshore.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Particular kudos for being able to respond swiftly and smoothly to special needs and impromptu requests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The attack had punctured an air of invulnerability created by the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel had swiftly captured the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Gaza from its Arab neighbors.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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With Amazon’s Big Spring Sale in full swing, prices are dropping quicker than the spring flowers can bloom and today, one of the best soundbars around is available at a great price, comparable to Black Friday.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cheaper, quicker, move on with your life.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This flexibility allows agencies to respond faster and deliver aid even before crews arrive.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The county that’s growing fastest within the Charlotte metro region isn’t one that people always associate with the city of Charlotte itself.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Warmer weather will return to New York City and the surrounding area soon.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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See our meteor shower calendar There are a number of significant meteor shower events that are expected to peak soon, offering great opportunities to see more meteors (shooting stars).—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The only blemish in that span was a seventh-inning walk to Beck, who was promptly caught stealing.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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William is sent on a spy-adjacent mission by Captain Ezekiel Richardson that takes him through Great Dismal Swamp on the North Carolina–Virginia border, where he promptly gets lost and seriously injured until Ian, who is working as a liaison with the Native tribes, comes upon him.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastily. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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