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
And if Black passengers dared to pull the curtain aside, the dining car steward would hurriedly pull the curtain closed, or worse.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.
—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
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurriedly
Adverb
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It has already been hastily extended with short-term patches twice this year.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Organized by Save Our Museum, a local committee hastily put together during the budget process, the rally kicked off at the ACM and wound its way to the riverfront.—
Camille Borders,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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Until then, the amygdala, responsible for emotional processing and threat detection, dominates decision making, which can cause young people to behave more impulsively than adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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When Saajan impulsively offers to join her, plans accelerate, leading to some of the most thrilling and heartbreaking moments the piece offers.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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“Hurriedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurriedly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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