as in briefly
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Adverb
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They were briefly allowed to return to their apartment that evening, only to receive instructions to leave again early Friday.—
Eric Licas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026 -
Co-owner John Nicholls, who trained briefly as an architect before moving into hospitality, runs it with his wife, Silvana, and a small local staff.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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All those millions of software engineers and computer programmers are presumably on the chopping block and will be summarily replaced by AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In June 2025, Kennedy summarily fired all 17 experts from ACIP and quickly replaced them with unvetted and unqualified anti-vaccine allies.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Knowing what to do if a power surge damages your appliances and electronics is essential for protecting your home, preventing future issues, and reporting damages clearly and concisely to your insurance company and the local electric company.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keep it short and sweet Responding concisely and confidently will assuage any lingering concerns an employer might have about your work history, McGoff says.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite recommending a strong-mayor government, the working group succinctly identifies its dangers.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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To explain it succinctly, WEC features two main classes of cars, and multiple drivers will rotate piloting the vehicle.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Garcia, who wrote and directed the movie, has come up with some crisply clever faux-noir dialogue, and part of the joke is that Joe speaks in his hardboiled pensées while everyone else talks like a normal person.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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At a press conference shortly after, a spokesperson for the public prosecutor confirmed, via Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, that students aged 12 and 15, the 49-year-old driver and a 27-year-old chaperone had died.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The incident unfolded shortly after noon when the vehicle pulled into Short Stop, a gas station and convenience store, located at 2002 Avenue I, KNOP reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Plus, because of the flat weave, these fold compactly and are a versatile staple.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2026
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Starting German star Timo Werner for the first time since mid-March, the Earthquakes played compactly before the halftime break, squabbling over the middle of the park with LAFC as both teams fell short in the final third.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Monosyllabically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monosyllabically. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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