as in quickly
with great speed
strode off briskly to deal with the problem
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briskly
Adverb
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Yet Sonos failed to act swiftly and offered inadequate fixes, according to Jefferies’ Thill.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Teodor swiftly steps into the breach; Rakel, thrust into a supportive preacher’s-wife role that is increasingly at odds with her job as a local educator, grows skeptical that he’s really motivated by spiritual devotion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile, two council members — Rodriguez and Traci Park — say the council is not moving fast enough in preparing another 2026 bond measure to build or repair fire stations.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Read on to check out the best Presidents Day sales for Amazon Prime members, but act fast to snag them before the deals are up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But Moreau’s world was turned upside down quicker than a double-leg takedown.—
Brian Fabry,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Trump Media became publicly traded last March after merging with a shell company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., an example of what’s called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which can give young companies quicker and easier routes to getting their shares trading publicly.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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They could soon be joined by tens of thousands of Syrians forcibly deported by neighboring countries that may use Assad’s departure as a pretext to expel them.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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