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Recent Examples of efficiently
Giancarlo said the key is Pure’s ability to more efficiently manage space, power and cooling.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This sweeper uses manual brushes to quietly and efficiently pick up crumbs and pet hair.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
No one can say for sure what the tariff rules will be in a month, a year or beyond, and that uncertainty is creating havoc in a farm sector that can’t function efficiently without advance planning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Storing and efficiently using glucose helps the body manage blood sugar levels.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This sweeper uses manual brushes to quietly and efficiently pick up crumbs and pet hair.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
No one can say for sure what the tariff rules will be in a month, a year or beyond, and that uncertainty is creating havoc in a farm sector that can’t function efficiently without advance planning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Storing and efficiently using glucose helps the body manage blood sugar levels.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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Lohan ably matches Curtis’ vim and vigor, and a pair of young stars give them a serious run for their money as their body-switching compatriots.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere on this page, Demings ably defends the county’s fiscal management.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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If the insights from the personality reflections aren’t put into practice within meetings and team delegation activities, the power of the knowledge can easily be lost.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Like Chávez, Maduro would emerge victorious and went on to easily repel a plot hatched the following year involving dozens of dissidents, as well as at least two former U.S. Green Berets operating as private military contractors.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Until the issue is resolved, water will be made readily available for all students, officials said.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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Companies must also consider whether these devices can be manufactured at scale and whether critical raw materials like helium, molybdenum and ytterbium are readily available.—
Vibhu Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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