effectively
adverb
ef·fec·tive·ly
i-ˈfek-tiv-lē 
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Moyes’s game plan required the forward to hold the ball up, but he was smothered so effectively by Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk from the start.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Here, Henkel leans into the inherent perversity that lingered in the sequels but has rarely been effectively employed since Hooper’s original.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Just last November in Columbia East, South Carolina dealt Mizzou a crushing 34-30 loss, effectively eliminating the Tigers from the College Football Playoff picture.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
This is essentially permitting the board to side with interests, which may include those of China, against the best interests of America’s long-term national goals, effectively.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Here, Henkel leans into the inherent perversity that lingered in the sequels but has rarely been effectively employed since Hooper’s original.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Just last November in Columbia East, South Carolina dealt Mizzou a crushing 34-30 loss, effectively eliminating the Tigers from the College Football Playoff picture.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
This is essentially permitting the board to side with interests, which may include those of China, against the best interests of America’s long-term national goals, effectively.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for effectively
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“Effectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effectively. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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