as in concisely
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summarily informed us that our help was not welcome
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Recent Examples of summarily
The legality of the administration's use of the wartime powers to summarily expel the deportees continues to be litigated in federal court.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
What matters summarily here is that the Myers trade represents real progress for the Canucks rebuild.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Sean Duffy’s federal Department of Transportation last year asserted a degree of control over the funding, congressional appropriations bills and the power of the purse be damned, and summarily declared the program dead.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
The second tell came when Illinois summarily canceled its own legislative session to discuss the Arlington Heights project.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Denver limped into the playoffs as a 6 seed and was summarily dispatched by Steph Curry and Golden State, the eventual champs, over five games in the first round.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The trial judge summarily ruled in the Salvation Army’s favor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
What matters summarily here is that the Myers trade represents real progress for the Canucks rebuild.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Sean Duffy’s federal Department of Transportation last year asserted a degree of control over the funding, congressional appropriations bills and the power of the purse be damned, and summarily declared the program dead.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
The second tell came when Illinois summarily canceled its own legislative session to discuss the Arlington Heights project.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Denver limped into the playoffs as a 6 seed and was summarily dispatched by Steph Curry and Golden State, the eventual champs, over five games in the first round.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The trial judge summarily ruled in the Salvation Army’s favor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarily
Adverb
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One of the strengths of the film is a precise visual design that alternates between distance and intimacy, with Caswill using the landscapes of her Alberta location to clearly and concisely express the sense of loneliness and isolation afflicting her heroine.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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After Virginia briefly stopped the run, Miles ignited another spark with a tough layup to extend TCU’s lead to 48-38.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The sound of my name over the intercom briefly disturbed the peace of the eatery and its outdoor patio.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Writer Hugo Vickers writes in the upcoming biography Queen Elizabeth II that Philip underwent heart surgery on March 1, 2021, shortly before his death and almost did not make it.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Summarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarily. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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