as in professional
having or showing qualities that are considered good in business
His businesslike approach to the dispute was very helpful. a businesslike manner
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Recent Examples of businesslike
In that moment, Giamatti captures all the horrifyingly businesslike inhumanity of slavery — unspeakable cruelty draped in southern manners and a huckster’s showroom civility.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
At first, the Bennett-Lapid government was able to show a businesslike governing style.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2023
After two days of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels, the hush money trial of Donald Trump finished up the week with a businesslike string of custodial witnesses.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 May 2024
Nothing overtly frightening, but all of it was terrible—the tautness of the tape, the businesslike trot of the dogs, the way the crowns of the trees thrashed with the force of the helicopter blades.
—Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
At first, the Bennett-Lapid government was able to show a businesslike governing style.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2023
After two days of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels, the hush money trial of Donald Trump finished up the week with a businesslike string of custodial witnesses.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 May 2024
Nothing overtly frightening, but all of it was terrible—the tautness of the tape, the businesslike trot of the dogs, the way the crowns of the trees thrashed with the force of the helicopter blades.
—Fiona McFarlane, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for businesslike
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Still, his professional career has been a story of creating deep connections and collaborations with others.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The legal effort was short-lived, as the federal judge presiding over the case quickly arrived at the same conclusion as Tagliabue, that Belichick was the one to blame for his professional predicament.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Take this time to prepare for future energy needs with practical savings.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The overall picture is that the physiology is real, but the practical effects seem to be too small to measure.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Then Threads, which has a little bit of an issue of feeling kind of like LinkedIn and being very polite, but then has that benefit of Meta being able to push users from Instagram to Thread.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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The level of outward emotional expression here is simply kept at a level true to figures who may inwardly be reaching their boiling point, but are still held back by self-respect and polite manners.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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After debuting some serious acting chops in 2016’s Mr. Robot, Joey Bada$$ took a brief hiatus from music in 2019 to explore that outlet.Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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Once at the hospital, it was determined that the serious injuries were not life-threatening, Booth said.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Businesslike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businesslike. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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