sententiously

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Adverb
  • The Yangs were called in and curtly told the judgment was being overturned, their lawsuit dismissed without trial.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Marco Argenti, Goldman Sachs’ chief information officer, put it succinctly.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Start by succinctly addressing the layoff.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Tatum briefly left Game 6 in the third quarter for unspecified treatment to his left calf.
    Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • In 2024 her father briefly returned to public life after his release from prison but died later that year, closing a defining chapter in her political trajectory.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Adverb
  • Two years later, the 8th Circuit summarily affirmed a judgment striking down a program in Arkansas allowing students to take voluntary Bible classes during school hours.
    Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Miami summarily rejects anything resembling tanking because of a long-standing organizational philosophy that isn’t going to be revisited.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Palmer passed crisply, slowed things down when circumstances demanded it.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • When Jobs returned to Apple after the first demo, he was crisply informed by Raskin that he’d been had — PARC had withheld from him most of its most innovative work.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • The Capitals scored shortly after that hit and went on to win Game 4 to claim a 3-1 series lead.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The woman was found dead in a pond not far from the home shortly after the sun came up, state police said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Sententiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententiously. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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