as in quickly
with great speed
the hungry men dived into the food and, presto, it was gone
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Adverb
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Level 2 chargers use up to 240 volts to power an EV battery much quicker, taking only 4 to 10 hours to bring an empty EV battery to 80%.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Stotts also thinks basketball might have evolved quicker than medicine over the past two decades.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the administration is breaking down norms and setting precedents faster than judges can stop it.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The alliance has more than twice the military forces of Russia, and European leaders are increasing defense spending and moving more swiftly than at any point since the end of the Cold War to ramp up weapons production.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The first followed the Civil War, promising economic empowerment to freed slaves — promises that were swiftly broken.—
Andre Johnson Jr.,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Federal charges may soon follow, but that will not become clear until Monday at the earliest.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The women on board could soon be heard whooping in joy as three massive parachutes deployed after about nine minutes into the flight and the capsule made a soft landing two minutes later in the desert, sending up plumes of dust.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.—
Amanda Peukert,
SPIN,
1 Nov. 2024
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Krasinski will also serve as a producer, coming hot off the heels of his family fantasy IF, and the continued success of his A Quiet Place franchise.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Presto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presto. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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