as in concisely
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the teacher crisply commanded the rubbernecking students to direct their attention forward
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Recent Examples of crisply
These hallmarks are crisply preserved.
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Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Navigation depicts maps crisply, too.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Thomas Wójtowicz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Navigation depicts maps crisply, too.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crisply
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Practice answering concisely and confidently in your own voice.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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British designer Alistair Blair briefly succeeded her.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Crisply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crisply. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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