as in concisely
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summarily informed us that our help was not welcome
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Recent Examples of summarily
Sennecke has soaked up instruction and summarily discarded poor habits from the preseason.
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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
Although Louverture had resigned from his position as governor-general of the colony in May, in June 1802 one of Leclerc’s generals tricked Louverture into a meeting, summarily arrested him, along with his wife and children, and then forced them all onto a ship destined for France.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 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.
—Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Wounds opened and summarily healed?
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Although Louverture had resigned from his position as governor-general of the colony in May, in June 1802 one of Leclerc’s generals tricked Louverture into a meeting, summarily arrested him, along with his wife and children, and then forced them all onto a ship destined for France.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 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.
—Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Wounds opened and summarily healed?
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 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
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Khaled was briefly transferred to Ofer Prison, where Adnan al-Bursh, an orthopedic surgeon who once led Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, had died in 2024, after being tortured.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ford reports record-breaking third quarter earnings The announcement regarding Ford's push to increase truck production following the aluminum plant fire comes shortly before the company publicly reported its third quarter earnings.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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Performers and presenters will be announced shortly.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Summarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarily. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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