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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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 man and his teenage son, who the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office didn’t name, were fishing near the docks behind The Hammocks at Marathon resort in the Middle Keys shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Amazon pared down the process in early 2023, shortly before the FTC filed its lawsuit but after the agency sent it civil investigative demands — a form of subpoena — related to the signup and cancellation processes.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The deadly crash happened shortly before 6 p.m., when a southbound 2019 Lexus ES 300h veered directly into the path of a 2000 Ford Excursion heading north on state Route 67 at Brantner Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Amazon pared down the process in early 2023, shortly before the FTC filed its lawsuit but after the agency sent it civil investigative demands — a form of subpoena — related to the signup and cancellation processes.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The deadly crash happened shortly before 6 p.m., when a southbound 2019 Lexus ES 300h veered directly into the path of a 2000 Ford Excursion heading north on state Route 67 at Brantner Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Dr Christina Dean, the founder of Redress, an NGO focused on implementing circular fashion, has seen the issue of fashion waste, which is only touched on briefly in The True Cost, come to the foreground as a growing problem in recent years.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Both markets exploded briefly during the pandemic, with home prices surging way beyond what locals could afford.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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At the bar, under a modern ceiling work by decorative artist Fanny Chaix Bryan, Printemps will organize events in partnership with Moët Hennessy, such as a cognac tasting scheduled soon.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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At Camp La Junta, torrential rains and catastrophic flooding soon swept through.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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More precisely, Jews have been subjected to an invidious double standard: attacks, verbal and physical, that would never be tolerated against Blacks, gays and other minorities are not only tolerated, but often justified when directed at Jews.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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This was something of a surprise given Carter is regarded as England’s best player in one-against-one duels out wide, and she was probably favoured over Niamh Charles precisely for this reason.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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