trice

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Recent Examples of trice Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023 In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10. James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023 At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice, leaving enemies stymied. Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2021 In a trice, the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun. Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 Oct. 2019 One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice. The Economist, 11 July 2019 The problem is fixed in a trice, and the show goes on without a hitch. David Kirby, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019 The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice, said Buffington. Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 7 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trice
Noun
  • Mitchell had left her daughter in Thomas' care for 45 minutes, according to a criminal complaint cited by The Times and PIX11.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The only exception was the 2019 AFCON quarter-final, when Troost-Ekong struck an 89th-minute winner for the Super Eagles.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Extend it to four seconds to ensure safe spacing in adverse conditions.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Three weeks later in London, the same service required a bank transfer – no cash accepted, no cards processed, just account details exchanged securely and payment completed in seconds.
    Penny Lee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The latter expects this new AirPod line to feature a new chip for better sound quality, noise cancellation and heartbeat monitoring.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His soulful vocals and unmistakable touch on the Wurlitzer became the heartbeat of the bands' sound.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As with any career as long as his, there have been moments when perhaps his aesthetic wasn’t so aligned with where fashion was going, but mention that and Roversi will gently put it to one side.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Trice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trice. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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