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Recent Examples of efficiently
New technology emerges every day, the context is full of uncertainty, and the number of variables that must be considered often exceeds what the human mind can process efficiently.
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William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Vastnaut One assists these climbs by distributing force through both the hips and knees, helping propel the body upward more efficiently.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Officials say the case remains under investigation, but the video underscores how police are increasingly relying on drone technology to respond to fast-moving, violent situations and apprehend suspects more efficiently.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
While some airports are still reporting extended wait times, others appear to be moving efficiently.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
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William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Vastnaut One assists these climbs by distributing force through both the hips and knees, helping propel the body upward more efficiently.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Officials say the case remains under investigation, but the video underscores how police are increasingly relying on drone technology to respond to fast-moving, violent situations and apprehend suspects more efficiently.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
While some airports are still reporting extended wait times, others appear to be moving efficiently.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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Power loves a vacuum, and Valerie competently steps in to work with other professionals and guide the process to good, if not great, success.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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But the speed and the solidarity with which states came forward suggest the states don’t feel like the DOJ acted competently.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Adriana Lambarri’s costumes skillfully replicate the actor’s garb in the film while composer/sound designer Jazer Sibley-Schwartz channels at the outset a knowing nod to John Williams’ indelible, two-note cadence of menacing notes announcing the shark’s arrival.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Now the pair are filling the former Slab space with trout that swims in chive beurre blanc; burgers crowned with a range of French cheeses; and expertly made baguettes that receive smears of butter d’Isigny.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Saturday’s second episode, for which ratings dipped slightly, featured a cold open roasting the former Prince Andrew and was ably steered by host Jamie Dornan, who appeared in sketches including a horror comedy about Jools Holland.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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String player Matt Worley often stole the spotlight, making his banjo sound like a mandolin, while cellist Barney Morse-Brown ably covered the bass role, plucking the strings more often than bowing them.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As my colleague Sam McDowell deftly summed up last week, Royals outfielders combined in 2025 to finish last in on-base percentage, 29th in OPS (on-base plus slugging), 29th in home runs and 30th in runs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, the annual event that deftly bridges the gap between when all the college students in and around New Haven leave the city in May and when the summer starts a few weeks later in June, has not yet announced its full 2026 schedule.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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There’s something comical in the symmetry, in how adroitly this word seems to shuttle between joy and pain.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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One Battle After Another is another example of a film that adroitly channels modern anxieties.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Before things unraveled, Latz pitched masterfully, and the Rangers swatted a pair of home runs in regulation to even the season’s first series and win 5-4 on a chilly afternoon.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jeffries then masterfully wrapped Copeland’s hair into what was meant to appear like an infinite knot.—
Tori Crowther,
Allure,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Students who are not reading proficiently by third grade are far less likely to graduate from high school, and more likely to wind up incarcerated.—
Daniel L Gordon,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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All three of her children are now reading proficiently and practice their skills every night.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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