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View definitions for briefly

briefly

adverb as in concisely

adverb as in for a short time

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The court was told that an earlier medical intervention may have briefly prolonged her life, but her injuries were so severe that it would have been impossible to save her.

From BBC

Influencers like Andrew Tate, the self-styled “king of toxic masculinity” who is briefly mentioned in the series, are emblematic of the misogyny rampant on apps like Instagram and TikTok.

Rather than focusing on the war raging in Ukraine, the US vice-president only briefly mentioned the bloodiest European conflict since World War Two.

From BBC

Rushing himself hardly showed much emotion, other than pumping both fists briefly in the air.

He was forced into action briefly in one game and provided the team an insurance policy after Stick’s middling preseason.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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