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 meeting was hastily arranged by Niklas Jacobson, co-founder of ILP and a Dream Machine partner.
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Financial Times published Monday, Langone decried Trump’s tariffs as too large, imposed too hastily, and based on an incoherent mathematical formula.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The fresh graves of their dead wives and children are lined neatly in a row, the result of a strike hastily agreed to over text message thousands of miles away.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Millions spent on poorly designed and hastily installed bike lanes clogging our streets.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Financial Times published Monday, Langone decried Trump’s tariffs as too large, imposed too hastily, and based on an incoherent mathematical formula.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The fresh graves of their dead wives and children are lined neatly in a row, the result of a strike hastily agreed to over text message thousands of miles away.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Millions spent on poorly designed and hastily installed bike lanes clogging our streets.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hastily
Adverb
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That says something, both on their thoughts and the scale of this issue, when considering how swiftly players have spoken out on so many other controversies.—
Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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In the decades since, the Communist Party has swiftly cracked down on any unrest and enforced policies that critics say are intended to weaken the Tibetan identity.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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China’s leaders seem to expect America’s political feedback loop will kick in quicker and sharper for Trump than for Xi Jinping.—
Ryan Hass,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The company, which was founded nearly a decade ago, has hit $1 billion in revenue quicker than any other precision oncology lab company, per the analyst.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Khosrowshahi said the changes will help Uber move faster.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The House caps growth in the Medicaid budget at the CPI for medical care, which grows much faster.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Face on the News The first the world at large saw of Leake came soon after his arrest in June 2023, when Russian media released a video filmed at a detention center in Moscow.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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That is a lot, especially for a long-weekend, but there have been several recent additions of note—with more coming soon.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Southampton, who promptly dispatched their second manager of this season, Ivan Juric, immediately after relegation was confirmed, there has been a hesitancy about making a change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Passengers are advised to practice frequent handwashing, report illnesses promptly, and consider using disinfectants in their cabins.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Hastily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hastily. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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