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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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
And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
All eyes were on her not only because of their great work (more on that shortly, too!), but also because of her show-stopping red gown by Bronx and Banco.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
Boston likely won't reveal its opening day roster until shortly before facing the Texas Rangers in Thursday's season opener.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
State police found that the location data on Sidoti’s phone was consistent with being powered down shortly before 2 a.m. and powered back up just before 3 a.m., the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
All eyes were on her not only because of their great work (more on that shortly, too!), but also because of her show-stopping red gown by Bronx and Banco.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
Boston likely won't reveal its opening day roster until shortly before facing the Texas Rangers in Thursday's season opener.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
State police found that the location data on Sidoti’s phone was consistent with being powered down shortly before 2 a.m. and powered back up just before 3 a.m., the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortly
Adverb
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Stocks briefly soared before investors realized the information was wrong.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition to briefly shouting out the forthcoming new show starring and executive produced by Shields, the main objective seemed to be to drive home the fact that Acorn is in the portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her thriller novel that’s soon due is about to go unfinished, so her husband Jeremy (Hartnett) offers a struggling writer named Lowen (Johnson) a huge sum of money to complete the remaining books in the series.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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This unique element is precisely what prompted perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux to create Elizabeth Arden’s Green Tea Pistachio Crunch Eau de Toilette.—
Venus Wong,
Refinery29,
1 Apr. 2025
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This is precisely the setup unfolding on SPY’s chart, supporting the idea that the correction may be ending and a bullish reversal could be underway.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Shortly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortly. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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