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Recent Examples of jiffy All of these safeguards ensure shoppers get authenticated Labubus in a jiffy. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025 Scheffler rode that late-round momentum into an impressive three-shot lead, but Saturday's rollercoaster of a leaderboard is a reminder that what goes up can plummet in a jiffy. Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 However, there are some pretty big draws for out-of-towners looking to spend a week enjoying the area, including great restaurants, a brand-new luxury resort, and plenty of public beaches sure to put you on island time in a jiffy. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025 Instead, open jars in a jiffy with an inexpensive find from OXO. Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jiffy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiffy
Noun
  • Copyleaf Wide-leg Yoga Pants Hurry to get 40 percent off a trending pair of Amazon yoga pants that have sold every 15 minutes for the past month.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The 18-year-old rookie also recorded two rebounds and two steals through 31 minutes of action.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Another achievement in the bag The 40-second video shows the Oli humanoids standing opposite each other in a LimX laboratory on a square platform with a yellow strip acting as a separator line between them.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her work in film and television has an undeniable heartbeat.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • From Principal Kafele, Rahh learned that culture is the heartbeat of a school.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025

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