as in quickly
with great speed
he speedily finished the yard work and left to play ball
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Adverb
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In its latest move, the Trump administration banned Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students – a decision swiftly halted by a federal judge hours after the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university filed suit.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025 -
Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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Providing Only Generic Updates Blasting generic updates with no personalization tanks engagement fast.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Add an Accelerator Compost starters and accelerators can be added to new or established compost piles to jumpstart composting and help compost break down faster and in a less-smelly way.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
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Per Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the cancellation, viewership for season 3 was still solid but the show slipped out of Nielsen's Top 10 Originals chart quicker than its predecessors, and the decision to cancel ultimately came down to the show's hefty price tag.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Bains needs to play quicker to separate from defenders so he isn’t restricted to the perimeter offensively so often.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Worked by enslaved captives transported from Africa, Madagascar and South Asia, dense forests soon became thriving coffee and sugar plantations.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The latest season of The Voice is almost over, meaning one of the five remaining contestants will soon become the Season 27 champion.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Refrigerate leftovers promptly in small containers.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Assad promptly fled to his new life in exile in Moscow.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Speedily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speedily. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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