as in concisely
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summarily informed us that our help was not welcome
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Recent Examples of summarily
Employers should consider asking the employee why the employee believes the employer is violating the law before summarily rejecting the employee’s accusation.
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Soon afterward, my mother was summarily banished from The Perfect Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
In March 1963, Pym’s longtime publisher, Jonathan Cape, summarily rejected not just her latest manuscript, An Unsuitable Attachment, but all her work as no longer publishable.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Since last year, many Serbian teachers and university professors have been summarily dismissed for supporting the student protests; in many cases, noted Djordjević, the students have rallied in their teachers’ defense.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Sennecke has soaked up instruction and summarily discarded poor habits from the preseason.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Five agents and top-level executives were known to have been summarily fired last month in a wave of ousters that current and former officials say has contributed to declining morale.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
Five agents and top-level executives were known to have been summarily fired last month in a wave of ousters.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Soon afterward, my mother was summarily banished from The Perfect Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving.
—Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
In March 1963, Pym’s longtime publisher, Jonathan Cape, summarily rejected not just her latest manuscript, An Unsuitable Attachment, but all her work as no longer publishable.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Since last year, many Serbian teachers and university professors have been summarily dismissed for supporting the student protests; in many cases, noted Djordjević, the students have rallied in their teachers’ defense.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Sennecke has soaked up instruction and summarily discarded poor habits from the preseason.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Five agents and top-level executives were known to have been summarily fired last month in a wave of ousters that current and former officials say has contributed to declining morale.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
Five agents and top-level executives were known to have been summarily fired last month in a wave of ousters.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarily
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Chiefs tight end very briefly chatted about the time off during the latest episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, which was released on Wednesday.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The suspect briefly barricaded himself inside a bedroom before deputies were able to breach the door and make contact, the department said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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He was reportedly seen carrying a gun in Plaza Mariachi shortly before the shooting happened.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trump was sentenced shortly before his January 20 inauguration for a second White House term.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Summarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarily. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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