1
as in briefly
in a few words
the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"
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2
as in soon
at or within a short time
the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom
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Recent Examples of shortly
The indictment was issued May 21 but remained sealed until Friday, shortly before Attorney General Pam Bondi announced at a press conference that Abrego Garcia had landed in the United States.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Surveillance video appeared to show Higgins and O'Keefe gesturing at one another from across the room shortly before the group left and headed to Brian Albert's house at 34 Fairview Road.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Despite Lewis’ being unable to perform, his eponymous group did, however release a new album in 2020, with Weather consisting of seven tracks recorded shortly before his diagnosis.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 June 2025
Andrade had just left work shortly before the crash and was also going to give a co-worker a ride home, Pekara said.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Surveillance video appeared to show Higgins and O'Keefe gesturing at one another from across the room shortly before the group left and headed to Brian Albert's house at 34 Fairview Road.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Despite Lewis’ being unable to perform, his eponymous group did, however release a new album in 2020, with Weather consisting of seven tracks recorded shortly before his diagnosis.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 June 2025
Andrade had just left work shortly before the crash and was also going to give a co-worker a ride home, Pekara said.
—Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly
Adverb
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The agency has also had to send teams to the Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and South Ukraine nuclear plants, which suffered loss of power from Russian attacks, briefly affecting reactor cooling systems.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The red flag was waved and the race was briefly put on hold as emergency crews worked to clean up the wreck and make sure each driver involved got off the track.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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Few Floridians will soon forget the night in October 2024 when Hurricane Milton ripped apart large sections of the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field, with winds estimated to have reached 120 mph.—
Jenna DiPaolo,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Isaacman’s nomination in late April and a vote by the full Senate was expected soon.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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That feels like precisely the sort of bet that a Canucks team in need of adding elite skill above all else this summer should consider strongly.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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One of those ideas is the magnetar, but that doesn’t fit precisely, due to ASKAP J1832’s bright and variable radio emissions.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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