as in concisely
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summarily informed us that our help was not welcome
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Recent Examples of summarily
What matters summarily here is that the Myers trade represents real progress for the Canucks rebuild.
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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
The request, the lawsuit alleges, was summarily denied.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
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
The request, the lawsuit alleges, was summarily denied.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarily
Adverb
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Aggies have fought back, briefly taking their first lead since under three minutes left in the game.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Amongst them is actress Annette Bening, who appears very briefly as a character in the show.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Police separated the two groups, but tensions began to escalate shortly before noon.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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In a cap-saving move, the Pats released veteran linebacker Jahlani Tavai shortly before the start of free agency Monday.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Summarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarily. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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