brusquely

adverb

Definition of brusquelynext
as in abruptly

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Recent Examples of brusquely Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence. — Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026 The veil having been brusquely lifted from his eyes, Blair eventually left the service. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025 Gina remains loyal to Amy, who has at times treated her friend brusquely. — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Norma Torres, whose son — Kenneth Mena Torres — was among those arrested, described a jarring moment when ICE agents brusquely entered their home to scan the face of each person living there. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brusquely
  1. abruptly
  2. bluntly
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  • Another shock to the neighborhood came in May, when Caputo’s Bake Shop, a Court Street landmark for 124 years, abruptly shut down.
    — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    — Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of abruptly
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  • Demis Hassabis has made the same point more bluntly, cautioning that using AI lazily can actually make people worse at critical thinking.
    — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • No American songwriter ever wrote about poverty so bluntly, with so much detail.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluntly

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