as in abruptly
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Recent Examples of brusquely
Norma Torres, whose son — Kenneth Mena Torres — was among those arrested, described a jarring moment when ICE agents brusquely entered their home to scan the face of each person living there.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brusquely
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Your transition came with a lot of attention, partly because of how abruptly Wendy’s show got canceled.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel’s future at ABC was thrown into doubt on Wednesday, when the network abruptly pulled the show following conservative outcry over a joke the host made during a recent monologue about the suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Put bluntly, colleges will now pay players directly tied to them playing sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In August, a report from the Carnegie Endowment was bluntly entitled Can Russia Weather a Fuel Crisis Caused by Ukrainian Drone Attacks?—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Brusquely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brusquely. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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