as in competently
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Recent Examples of efficiently
Don't let the term air fryer confuse you: These things are pretty much just small convection ovens that use fans to circulate hot air around your food in order to cook it evenly and efficiently.
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
People from every business background use Microsoft’s apps and programs to get their work done quickly and efficiently.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
It’s intended to help employees in the professional services sector do their jobs more efficiently.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
The dimensions have been standardized for years, and moving vehicles through the structure requires highly specialized ramps that connect the levels safely and efficiently — hardy an opportunity for willful ingenuity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
People from every business background use Microsoft’s apps and programs to get their work done quickly and efficiently.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
It’s intended to help employees in the professional services sector do their jobs more efficiently.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
The dimensions have been standardized for years, and moving vehicles through the structure requires highly specialized ramps that connect the levels safely and efficiently — hardy an opportunity for willful ingenuity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for efficiently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for efficiently
Adverb
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The club’s sporting director, Giovanni Manna, has worked a number of angles to further reinforce a position covered ably by summer signings David Neres and Leonardo Spinazzola.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Be alert and ready to handle ably and intelligently any situation which may arise – this is mindfulness.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Two bills working their way through committees get at different ways to keep drinking water clean for areas impacted by Karst geology, which allows nitrate runoff from agricultural practices to more easily seep into groundwater.—
MinnPost,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, the president has used his bully pulpit to advance the simply wrong idea that water from Northern California could have been easily conveyed to the Los Angeles area last month to fight the worst wildfires the region had ever seen.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, today’s software-heavy vehicles can be readily revamped with new features, apps, safety and driver-assistance systems, and efficiencies—all through over-the-air updates via Wi-Fi.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2025
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Neither wanted to talk to IndieWire about the rapidly rising controversy (Leone didn’t respond to our request either), but their progressive views have been readily visible online for months.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efficiently. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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