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
The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The proposal came together hurriedly.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Many of its fans were seen pretending to drink from them as Arsenal fans hurriedly made their way back to London.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Crews were hurriedly pumping water from a dam in Cheboygan, Michigan, this week, even removing floodgates to relieve pressure.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Guthrie joked before Hager somewhat hurriedly tossed to a commercial break.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The hoax was so convincing that some media outlets initially reported it as genuine, prompting Adidas to hurriedly issue a clarification.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Connecticut legislature hurriedly endorsed the sale during a special session in 2024, adopting — without a public hearing — the enabling legislation needed to allow an unregulated, nonprofit company to buy a regulated water utility.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The proposal came together hurriedly.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Many of its fans were seen pretending to drink from them as Arsenal fans hurriedly made their way back to London.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Crews were hurriedly pumping water from a dam in Cheboygan, Michigan, this week, even removing floodgates to relieve pressure.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Guthrie joked before Hager somewhat hurriedly tossed to a commercial break.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The hoax was so convincing that some media outlets initially reported it as genuine, prompting Adidas to hurriedly issue a clarification.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Connecticut legislature hurriedly endorsed the sale during a special session in 2024, adopting — without a public hearing — the enabling legislation needed to allow an unregulated, nonprofit company to buy a regulated water utility.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurriedly
Adverb
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While Kimmel never formally apologized and no pound of flesh was taken by the administration, the upshot was that Disney was believed to have acted a bit too hastily.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The flags that typically stand behind the podium when the President speaks were hastily brought in.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Meanwhile, be aware that the next six years will bring urges to impulsively travel, and do exciting things to give yourself an adventurous world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Self-control refers to managing one’s emotions — specifically not acting reflexively and impulsively without thinking through the consequences of one’s actions.—
Anand Kumar,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hurriedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurriedly. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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