as in hurried
acting or done with excessive or careless speed
your essays require more than a cursory effort at proofreading
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Recent Examples of cursory
The preamble Everything seems perfectly normal at a cursory first glance.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2024
However, any reader of the list with even a cursory knowledge of the European economic landscape will view the figures with skepticism, with the Fortune 500 Europe measuring companies’ revenues from 2023.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
The individual elements of Ka’s style would be familiar to a listener with even a cursory knowledge of rap.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
Even a cursory examination of this framework reveals the undeniable link between systemic oppression and privilege.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 30 July 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2024
However, any reader of the list with even a cursory knowledge of the European economic landscape will view the figures with skepticism, with the Fortune 500 Europe measuring companies’ revenues from 2023.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
The individual elements of Ka’s style would be familiar to a listener with even a cursory knowledge of rap.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
Even a cursory examination of this framework reveals the undeniable link between systemic oppression and privilege.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursory
Adjective
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The German foreign minister flew to the United States on February 2 and returned to Europe the same night in a hurried effort to convince Baker of the need for a nonexpansion pledge to secure German unification.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Kalkbrenner blocked Troy D’Amico’s attempt at a winning 3-pointer in the final seconds, Isaiah Rivera missed a hurried 3 just before the buzzer and the Bluejays had forced overtime with an improbable comeback.—
Mike Fitzpatrick,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Weiss and his allies were outvoted 4-3 by those wanting a hasty, truncated search.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Some of those pages have been restored, with a Pentagon official telling NPR that the military's review of images, stories and social media posts has been too hasty in some respects.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators are looking for clues into who pulled the trigger in a drive-by shooting that left a mother and daughter dead in Compton on Tuesday night.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Two men have been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale last summer that killed a 3-year-old boy, court records show.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Children are typically brought to the hospital after having the body rash for several days.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Later in the episode, it’s slowly revealed that the groom and the bride also have the ringworm rash.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Polite start, quick stall Even after Trump was elected on the promise of high tariffs, relations with Beijing got off to a polite start.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Telegraphed data arrived in the morning, and FitzRoy made quick extrapolations from his knowledge of storm theories, sending forecasts an hour later.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Several conditions may cause sudden vision loss, such as an eye injury.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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All of a sudden, something that was a huge source of joy in my grandparents’ life became a challenge.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What began as an impulsive decision turned into an unforgettable journey, one that gave her the opportunity to experience the U.S. in a way few travelers do.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This often leads to better returns than active trading, which generally incurs higher costs and taxes and stems from impulsive, emotional decision-making, experts said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Cursory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursory. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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