summarily

adverb

Definition of summarilynext
as in concisely
in a few words summarily informed us that our help was not welcome

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Recent Examples of summarily The charges were summarily dropped, with US Attorney Jeanne Pirro saying they would never have been brought had the Interior Department notified prosecutors of the contractors’ fault. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 Disney settled an antitrust lawsuit through acquisition Fubo’s previous row with Disney illustrates how a bigger company can summarily silence protests. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Spanish law requires that unaccompanied minors remain under the care of the state and cannot be summarily detained or deported. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026 Tucker is forced to make emergency decisions that go against direct orders, which saves lives but gets his entire squad summarily dismissed from the Agency afterward. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Maybe removing Joel Shapiro's Blue so summarily from its perch at the Kennedy Center will make people even more eager to seek out the towering figure who caused such a stir. — Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026 The following year, Move Forward was summarily dissolved—the fifth major opposition party to meet this fate—and the Constitutional Court banned Pita from political office for ten years. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 On a quest to grab one more ring, LeBron James will make his Philly debut on the same night the Knicks, the team that summarily swept the Sixers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, get their rings. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 The comedy ran for 23 episodes and was then summarily canceled, despite the season finale drawing about 11 million viewers. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarily
  1. concisely
  2. briefly
  3. shortly
Adverb
  • There is one fascinating bit after the next in this exhibit, all laid out concisely by Henneman in the wall text.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of concisely
Adverb
  • Raman brought up Gates briefly while criticizing the mayor over the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of federal immigration enforcement during Tuesday night’s debate.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Smith doubled in the sixth inning, when the Dodgers briefly took a 2-1 lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of briefly
Adverb
  • Israeli troops arrived shortly before the attack, which seemed to embolden the settlers, Khrzhanovskiy said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance video shows 24-year-old Joshua Flores walking along Western Avenue with a machete shortly before his arrest.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
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