as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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Recent Examples of briefly
Stewart, who grew up a working-class kid over his father's newspaper shop in London, did briefly have a job at a funeral parlor.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Someone grabbed her phone, briefly appearing on screen before the stream ended, reported Reuters.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Wind speeds reached upwards of 70 miles per hour in D.C. and Baltimore Friday, and Baltimore briefly had a tornado warning in the evening, the National Weather Service said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Butler, 33, can be seen briefly blowing in the direction of the inquisitive bee, while Pascal, 50, swats at it.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Someone grabbed her phone, briefly appearing on screen before the stream ended, reported Reuters.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Wind speeds reached upwards of 70 miles per hour in D.C. and Baltimore Friday, and Baltimore briefly had a tornado warning in the evening, the National Weather Service said.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Butler, 33, can be seen briefly blowing in the direction of the inquisitive bee, while Pascal, 50, swats at it.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
shortly
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The 2025 Anime Awards will be available to stream as video-on-demand shortly on Crunchyroll’s YouTube and Twitch Channels, along with SONY PICTURES CORE and the Sony Group Corp Japan and Global YouTube Channels.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
25 May 2025
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After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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