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Synonyms for shortly

Two senses of shortly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adverb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 2, Treeline

for a short time

To put it shortly, the whole plan failed.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

briefly

Same sentence, swapped: To put it briefly, the whole plan failed.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for shortly as it is used in the sentence above.

presently
directly
immediately

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 3, Ridgeline

in the near future

The book will appear shortly.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

presently

Same sentence, swapped: The book will appear presently.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for shortly as it is used in the sentence above.

briefly
concisely
immediately

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