as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
the apple pie was a traditional but expertly made version of an old favorite
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Recent Examples of expertly
Van de Ven expertly went for the ball, and no foul was called even though Hakimi took a tumble.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Mexico City, a global gastronomic mecca, expertly blends vibrant street food with pioneering fine dining.
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Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
The latter sequence is edge-of-your-seat stuff, expertly shot with terrified eye-to-eye closeups.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The crusts are still pillow-like and expertly leoparded.
—
Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
It’s wrapped with a stunning jacquard fabric expertly milled with fine threads in Limonta, Italy.
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Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Publicly available orbit data indicated Rocket Lab’s Victus Haze Puma satellite approached within 60 miles (100 km) of the Jackal satellite just eight hours after launch, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist who expertly tracks space activity using open source data.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The neighboring fitness center is expertly outfitted to keep on track while at sea—with excellent ocean views out the windows.
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Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Mexico City, a global gastronomic mecca, expertly blends vibrant street food with pioneering fine dining.
—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The characters have little time to make life-or-death decisions, let alone ruminate, and the action vacillates between triage and doctors expertly improvising solutions — like Mel (Taylor Dearden) donating her own blood, and Javadi (Shabana Azeez) going MacGyver mode with a tracheal tube.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
The latter sequence is edge-of-your-seat stuff, expertly shot with terrified eye-to-eye closeups.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The crusts are still pillow-like and expertly leoparded.
—
Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
It’s wrapped with a stunning jacquard fabric expertly milled with fine threads in Limonta, Italy.
—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Publicly available orbit data indicated Rocket Lab’s Victus Haze Puma satellite approached within 60 miles (100 km) of the Jackal satellite just eight hours after launch, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist who expertly tracks space activity using open source data.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The neighboring fitness center is expertly outfitted to keep on track while at sea—with excellent ocean views out the windows.
—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expertly
Adverb
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While traditional tailoring and minimalist silhouettes dominated the red carpet, prospects masterfully personalized their looks.
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Son moved fast, especially up the left wing, and arced balls masterfully into the corners of the net.
Adverb
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In one of prettiest team goals of this tournament, Ayase Ueda skillfully found Ritsu Doan, who threaded it to Maeda.
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The staff knows the menu and wine list back to front, and buzz around the dining room quickly and skillfully.
Adverb
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Counties weren’t named for them until well after their deaths.
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But its usefulness extends well beyond northern Italian cuisine.
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The result is a bed that looks tidy and composed rather than slept-in—artfully arranged, and frankly, a little pleased with its own posture.
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The new owner, Jasen Mark, snapped it up four years ago, then spent $8 million to turn a rundown resort into a new five-star property that artfully straddles modern amenities and a nostalgic embrace of simpler times.
Adverb
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Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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Backed by tens of thousands of raucous fans in the Los Angeles area, Bosnia capably hung with Switzerland into the second half — until the hydration break led to a moment of brilliance from Manzambi, a 20-year-old Geneva native who plays for German club Freiburg.
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The country's spring lines up neatly with the American fall, and both islands come alive with wildflowers and blossoms as temperatures climb through November, all before the summer crowds arrive.
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The hallmarks of cobalt poisoning fit the woman’s array of symptoms neatly.
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Twenty years ago, Swift broke through as a rising Nashville star, before quickly, and deftly, pulling off the ultimate crossover pivot en route to becoming the biggest pop star on the planet.
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Aouar turns, sliding the ball through to Mahrez, who deftly finished past goalkeeper Alexander Schlager.
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“Expertly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expertly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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