as in concisely
in a few words
tell us briefly why you chose this position
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He was then seen climbing down, dropping the weapon briefly before picking it up and running toward the northeast end of campus, charging documents state.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In an excerpt from the book seen by The Atlantic this week, Harris revealed that the former Indiana mayor and Secretary of Transportation briefly topped her list of potential running mates last year, after President Joe Biden belatedly dropped out of the race.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk had steadily held his spot at the top of the billionaires list for nearly a year straight before Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly knocked him from the throne last week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The former property manager had briefly tried to move Daniels into a less decrepit unit – but did not follow through with tenants on recurring issues.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In an excerpt from the book seen by The Atlantic this week, Harris revealed that the former Indiana mayor and Secretary of Transportation briefly topped her list of potential running mates last year, after President Joe Biden belatedly dropped out of the race.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk had steadily held his spot at the top of the billionaires list for nearly a year straight before Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly knocked him from the throne last week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The former property manager had briefly tried to move Daniels into a less decrepit unit – but did not follow through with tenants on recurring issues.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefly
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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At least 15 users joined Gendron’s server shortly before the supermarket shooting spree, a source with knowledge of Discord’s internal investigation told CNN.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Watson filed the lawsuit back in early August, just shortly before Lopez passed the primary election for the Unified Government’s District 2 at-large seat.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Briefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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