as in briskly
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Adverb
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Emotional depth and suspense both seem out of reach in a story that moves along briskly enough, without ever feeling like more than a formulaic outline.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Taking place in real time, Mercy mercifully moves along fairly briskly.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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The 33-year-old Al Nassr forward shot crisply into the bottom corner, past a wrong-footed Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lightfoot’s vocals were added later, as his crisply enunciated singing, vivid lyrics and Irish-style folk melody sold the storytelling.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Reproduction in these animals has long been considered a slow, energetically demanding process, especially compared with most bony fishes, yet until this study, no one had directly measured how much energy a shark actually uses while producing eggs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In other words, relationships that drain you (financially, emotionally or energetically) won’t survive another season.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Well, the girls invent time machines to travel to the past and question their realities, playfully dealing with such complex issues as gender differences, alcoholism, and religion.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Later in the season, after the Bridgerton sons playfully throw shaving foam at each other, a maid is shown scrubbing the floor, the furniture, and the walls, their fun and folly now her toil.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The dog went on, jauntily carrying his baguette, passing a grapefruit tree that shaded a telephone booth.—
Peter Heller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2024
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“Racily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racily. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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