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
The facility, repurposing the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, was hastily built two months ago and can hold up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and the Miccosukee Tribe are seeking a preliminary injunction to stop operations at the site, which was erected hastily over a month ago on an airstrip within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Don’t reply hastily just to reply; instead, resolve, elevate, compliment, applaud, recognize and convert.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
One suitcase between the three of us, hastily filled in the dark.
—Molly Baz, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and the Miccosukee Tribe are seeking a preliminary injunction to stop operations at the site, which was erected hastily over a month ago on an airstrip within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Don’t reply hastily just to reply; instead, resolve, elevate, compliment, applaud, recognize and convert.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
One suitcase between the three of us, hastily filled in the dark.
—Molly Baz, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastily
Adverb
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Lowell jumped on the bandwagon and hurriedly so, bankrolling and putting himself in charge of an expedition to Arizona territory to set up a telescope ahead of Mars nearing the Earth in 1894.—
Maren Longbella,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Another photo shows Brown looking back while hurriedly carrying two bags through airport security.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The job market moves quickly, and preparation is your competitive advantage.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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AeroVironment highlighted that the AMP-HEL prototyping effort is part of the Army’s broader modernization initiative to rapidly develop and field DE solutions to defeat a range of threats, including drones and other airborne systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Giulio Bertelli’s striking debut feature film Agon, which had its premiere in Venice this week, the 2024 Olympics are swiftly approaching.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If your flowering plants are spent, add some quick-growing annuals for a pop of color in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Harris portrays a free-spirited yet quick-calculating middleman with playful wit.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mornings are also heating up faster than afternoons.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The latest such example occurred in the first inning of the Mets’ 5-4 win over the Reds on Friday when Soto stole third base and then promptly scored on a sacrifice fly.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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McFarland, who co-founded the event with rapper Ja Rule, was promptly sued by investors and attendees in a $100 million class-action lawsuit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastily. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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