Briefly
Briefly adverb - In a few words.
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Synonyms for Briefly
For a while and briefly are semantically related In some cases you can use "For a while" instead an adverb "Briefly".
For a while
For a while adverb - For a short time.
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Synonyms for For a while
Briefly and for a while are semantically related in for a short period topic. You can use "Briefly" instead an adverb phrase "For a while".
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Related pairs
- little and briefly
- little and for a while
- quickly and briefly
- quickly and for a while
- pro tem and briefly
- pro tem and for a while
- temporarily and briefly
- temporarily and for a while
- for the time being and briefly
- for the time being and for a while
- awhile and briefly
- awhile and for a while
- for the moment and briefly
- for the moment and for a while
Both terms in one sentence
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Parental Substitute: It lasted only very briefly, but after Maia's mother died another noblewoman took care of him for a while.
Source: Literature / The Goblin Emperor -
Between this and Prodigal, where Dick briefly acted as Batman, Commissioner Gordon was unwillingly to trust Batman for a while for not telling him the truth about Jean-Paul and Dick.
Source: Comic Book / Knightfall -
He briefly loses his color when he becomes a zombie for a while, and all of the zombies that bite the chemical-coated Deadpool get colored in too.
Source: Splash of Color
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