1
as in briefly
in a few words
the sudden closing of the restaurant was announced only with a shortly worded sign: "Out of Business"
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2
as in soon
at or within a short time
the meeting will begin shortly, so don't go too far away to find a bathroom
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Recent Examples of shortly
The team reached a one-year deal with former Buffalo Bills punter Sam Martin shortly before the Tennessee Titans reached a one-year agreement with Johnny Hekker ahead of free agency.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Piccirilli received her official grant award letter from HUD on Thursday, with the contract expected shortly, but her organization is dipping into its reserves to maintain its operations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Blumenfield faces term limits in 2026 and won’t be eligible to run again.
— TESTING THE SYSTEM: Los Angeles County deployed its new emergency alert system shortly before the Jan. 7 wildfires, giving officials comparatively little time to get comfortable with the software.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Underground construction should begin on the hotel parking ramp and office building shortly thereafter, project adviser Mike Hahm told Axios.
Construction on the 158-room hotel should be underway by summer, said Hahm.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Piccirilli received her official grant award letter from HUD on Thursday, with the contract expected shortly, but her organization is dipping into its reserves to maintain its operations.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Blumenfield faces term limits in 2026 and won’t be eligible to run again.
— TESTING THE SYSTEM: Los Angeles County deployed its new emergency alert system shortly before the Jan. 7 wildfires, giving officials comparatively little time to get comfortable with the software.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Underground construction should begin on the hotel parking ramp and office building shortly thereafter, project adviser Mike Hahm told Axios.
Construction on the 158-room hotel should be underway by summer, said Hahm.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly
Adverb
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Some may even be fireballs, aka meteors that are briefly capable of outshining even Venus as the brightest objects in the night sky.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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While in Ramona, the group stopped briefly at the corner of Main and 6th streets, where Marodi’s mother, Lorena Marodi, spoke briefly with them and onlookers were able to take photographs and video.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Morgan began co-writing with them, and soon got a call from Aldean himself.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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Poilievre vows to cut taxes and get resource projects in the resource-rich country approved sooner.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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That's precisely why Entertainment Weekly is celebrating what just might go down as the golden age of reality television with our Reality Rewind Issue, topped off with EW's ranking of our 25 favorite reality stars of the era.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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This year's first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere occurs precisely at 5:01 a.m. EST on March 20, according to NASA.—
Amanda Cappelli,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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