as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
sharply dressed groomsmen at a formal wedding
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Recent Examples of sharply
When powered by renewable energy, electric roads can sharply reduce transport emissions.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
After accounting for its large interest expenses, those margins turn sharply negative.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Expedia lifted its forecast for full-year revenue growth sharply, thanks in part to 26% quarterly growth in the business-to-business travel division that Gorin ran before becoming CEO.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Food apartheid in Metcalfe Park Census data show how sharply the food access crisis divides Milwaukee.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The broader market sold off sharply this week driven by major artificial intelligence players amid fears about elevated tech sector valuations.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Newly-solo Lionsgate on Thursday posted sharply lower overall film and TV businesses’ revenues and a reduced loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Urging Roberts on were the very same liberal justices who had dissented so sharply in the Biden-era cases in which Roberts introduced MQD.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Today, 70 years after Brown, racial and economic segregation are rising sharply among schoolchildren in the South and across the country.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
After accounting for its large interest expenses, those margins turn sharply negative.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Expedia lifted its forecast for full-year revenue growth sharply, thanks in part to 26% quarterly growth in the business-to-business travel division that Gorin ran before becoming CEO.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Food apartheid in Metcalfe Park Census data show how sharply the food access crisis divides Milwaukee.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The broader market sold off sharply this week driven by major artificial intelligence players amid fears about elevated tech sector valuations.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Newly-solo Lionsgate on Thursday posted sharply lower overall film and TV businesses’ revenues and a reduced loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Urging Roberts on were the very same liberal justices who had dissented so sharply in the Biden-era cases in which Roberts introduced MQD.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
Today, 70 years after Brown, racial and economic segregation are rising sharply among schoolchildren in the South and across the country.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharply
Adverb
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And for looking put-together post-red-eye, the Niasso Portable Travel Steamer is $23 (originally $36) and tucks neatly into a weekender.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Heberlig argued the transportation debate didn’t break down neatly along partisan lines.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are many aspects of the story that work smartly and efficiently.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The handsewn and carefully backstitched quilts feature colorful images of buffalo heads, turtles, eagles, angels and other patterns that come to Water in her dreams.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Sharply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharply. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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