1
as in quickly
with great speed
she snappily completed the job application and handed it to the receptionist
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2
as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
the snappily attired male dancers wore top hats and tails
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3
as in lively
in a quick and spirited manner
sang out the square dance calls snappily
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Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
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The Rally called to end the emergency, and was swiftly punished; one of the coalition leaders spent eighteen years in solitary confinement.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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In This Story: What makes hair grow faster? Do hair growth masks actually work?—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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There are now 20 times more selection that can be delivered twice as fast since Amazon Prime started in 2005, said Ghani.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The weekend’s roll of maddening moves came quicker than most could handle.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Abbott last year spent millions to oust 11 Republican lawmakers who voted against school vouchers.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2025
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These journalistic impulses appear compulsory and hastily satisfied; the earlier, eventless reality TV sheen seems a haven of human insight by comparison.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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There is room for about only 800 seats inside the Capitol Rotunda, so when Donald J. Trump’s inauguration was hastily moved indoors, that meant whoever made it inside was going to have to sit cheek-to-jowl.—
Shawn McCreesh,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The pair will set soon after the sun, so find a viewpoint with open vistas to the west horizon.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
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The apartment, now set for a full renovation, will soon be updated with modern touches before being rented out again.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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