as in hastily
with excessive or careless speed
hurriedly dashed off a note to let them know she'd been called away for an emergency
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Recent Examples of hurriedly
His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Multiple bilateral meetings aimed at finding a solution to the increasingly fraught war of words are being hurriedly arranged.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
But in this case, Woodbridge residents balked so loudly that the local zoning commission this month hurriedly rolled back its new, more permissive rules for multifamily residential complexes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to them being pulled over by the side of the boarding line, having to hurriedly transfer essentials between their personal item bag and their carry-on.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In a gymnasium in the northeastern Thai city of Surin, around 550 people are waiting out the combat, many having hurriedly fled after the first shots were fired Sunday.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Sauer, after a pause, hurriedly repeated a few of his earlier points and concluded that Humphrey should be reversed.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Niger state hurriedly closed down all schools after Friday's attack, while some federal colleges in conflict hot spots across the region were also closed by the Nigerian government.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
Niger state hurriedly closed down all schools after Friday's attack, while some federal colleges in conflict hotspots across the region were also closed by the Nigerian government.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Multiple bilateral meetings aimed at finding a solution to the increasingly fraught war of words are being hurriedly arranged.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
But in this case, Woodbridge residents balked so loudly that the local zoning commission this month hurriedly rolled back its new, more permissive rules for multifamily residential complexes.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to them being pulled over by the side of the boarding line, having to hurriedly transfer essentials between their personal item bag and their carry-on.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
In a gymnasium in the northeastern Thai city of Surin, around 550 people are waiting out the combat, many having hurriedly fled after the first shots were fired Sunday.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Sauer, after a pause, hurriedly repeated a few of his earlier points and concluded that Humphrey should be reversed.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Niger state hurriedly closed down all schools after Friday's attack, while some federal colleges in conflict hot spots across the region were also closed by the Nigerian government.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
Niger state hurriedly closed down all schools after Friday's attack, while some federal colleges in conflict hotspots across the region were also closed by the Nigerian government.
—NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurriedly
Adverb
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The proliferation of novel cognitive frameworks through social media, as well as the election of corrupt and lawless people to high office, has intimidated the old elites into hastily reevaluating what is appropriate.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some cautioned European leaders to avoid reacting hastily to Trump’s tariff threat.—
Kevin Breuninger,Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hurriedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurriedly. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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