1
as in briefly
in a few words
the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"
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as in soon
at or within a short time
the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom
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Recent Examples of shortly
The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. at the Laredo International Airport, where the aircraft was participating in the WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
He was tended to by other police, who arrived shortly thereafter, and was rushed to Waterbury Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Lightning dealt a first-round pick and 2019 first-rounder (Nolan Foote) for Blake Coleman and then another first-round pick shortly thereafter for Barclay Goodrow.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Joe Biden later pardoned him of all the charges shortly before leaving office.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
He was tended to by other police, who arrived shortly thereafter, and was rushed to Waterbury Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Lightning dealt a first-round pick and 2019 first-rounder (Nolan Foote) for Blake Coleman and then another first-round pick shortly thereafter for Barclay Goodrow.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Joe Biden later pardoned him of all the charges shortly before leaving office.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly
Adverb
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The former Philadelphia Eagles player, 37, joined Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson for the Friday, Feb. 21 episode of their podcast, The Steam Room, and briefly discussed Travis and Swift’s relationship.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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It’s been a particularly challenging year with only nine players, one of whom had to step away briefly after her family‘s home was lost in the Eaton fire.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Pike soon married again and had a child with her second husband.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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More Premier League stories Erling Haaland will be back ‘soon’ after missing Liverpool defeat Tottenham can still salvage this season – here are three reasons why Man City are a team in transition: how long will that process take?—
Sam Tighe,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Putin never saw the sanctions coming—and that was precisely the problem.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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For those on the night side of Earth, a clear sky is arguably the only important factor for visibility, since any location with the moon high in the sky will have precisely the same view.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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