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summarily informed us that our help was not welcome
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Recent Examples of summarily
Denver limped into the playoffs as a 6 seed and was summarily dispatched by Steph Curry and Golden State, the eventual champs, over five games in the first round.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The trial judge summarily ruled in the Salvation Army’s favor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Two other horses had tested positive for methamphetamine in races at Lone Star Park within weeks of Flying Sophia’s race, including Flyin Rabbit 123, handled by another prominent trainer, Toby Keeton, who was summarily suspended.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The request, the lawsuit alleges, was summarily denied.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
President Florentino Perez decided summarily and sent word from on high.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The trial judge summarily ruled in the Salvation Army’s favor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Hal’s mother, Avril, is having an affair with Charles Tavis, who is either her half or adoptive brother, and has summarily replaced Hal’s father as headmaster of the academy.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Two other horses had tested positive for methamphetamine in races at Lone Star Park within weeks of Flying Sophia’s race, including Flyin Rabbit 123, handled by another prominent trainer, Toby Keeton, who was summarily suspended.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The request, the lawsuit alleges, was summarily denied.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
President Florentino Perez decided summarily and sent word from on high.
—New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The strike had been touched off by employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan national oil company, who objected to Chavez summarily firing experienced, technocratic PDVSA executives and replacing them with political cronies.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarily
Adverb
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Few other comedians do this so consistently or concisely.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Well, first of all, that was incredibly concisely summarized.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Once at the second point, the Dragon will briefly pause its approach and then proceed directly to a docking with the zenith or space-facing side of the Harmony node.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Authorities on Friday rescued a group of workers — including one who was briefly unaccounted for — after a pipe burst at the New Colgate Powerhouse, the Yuba Water Agency’s main hydroelectric facility south of Dobbins.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Full casting will be announced shortly.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Several people reported hearing fireworks shortly before a grass fire broke out in the area.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Summarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarily. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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