as in masterfully
in a skillful or expert manner
adeptly sank the ball in the basket with a hook shot
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Recent Examples of adeptly
Against Villa, who had scored in each of their past 13 games, Palace’s defensive unit held firm, marshalled by Guehi, who was aided adeptly by his young partner.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Following the departure of Kate’s longtime stylist Natasha Archer last year, sources told The Times for its new piece on the future queen that no one has replaced Archer in the role—and that Kate is adeptly handling diplomatic dressing.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Dogs on this specialized assignment are required to adeptly respond under pressure to high-octane, complicated situations.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
While the image of the girl-villain, Samara, feral and wet, climbing out of a television, is the lingering horrifying image in our cultural imagination, Lisowski adeptly points to the more violent horrors of the story.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Playing Scott, a fellow hustler and Mike’s best friend, Reeves adeptly encapsulates the mind-set of a young man content to just float through life.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Notably, Modern Legal has adeptly harnessed digital platforms to educate and connect with a wider audience.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
That was most notable in the case of Suamataia, who still has been adjusting to the position even as Simmons (thus far) has adeptly adapted to the NFL itself.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
The fictional Cunk, played adeptly by comedian Diane Morgan, is offbeat, ill-informed and almost always wrong.
—Max Gao, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adeptly
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Instead, my research documented how LBJ masterfully used the questionable attacks as a persuasively powerful pretext to convince Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by a near unanimous vote; only one senator voted against it.—
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An early architect of the cult of celebrity, Bardot masterfully harnessed the energy of the Swinging Sixties, framing herself as a free-spirited embodiment of a changing world.—
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Either way, these are films that skillfully utilize the holiday to explore the human need for connection.—
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In the annals of moronic behavior, driving forty minutes out of your way in the middle of the night in order to secretly and skillfully cut down everybody’s favorite tree does not come up.—
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Former collaborators Naomi Watts and Laura Dern, who also credited him with shaping their careers, paid tribute as well.—
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Davidson, who shot 0 for 14 in the final three quarters, briefly left the game in the third as well, but returned for the start of the fourth.—
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Diggs performed capably while playing nearly half of Green Bay’s defensive snaps in its regular-season finale Sunday.—
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One of Chris Grier’s best 2025 pickups as general manager before his dismissal, Strange seized the right guard job from Kion Smith, following James Daniels’ Week 1 injury, and generally performed capably.—
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Dev is a Formula 1 driver and is in desperate need of a PR manager, so Willow deftly steps in.—
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In the example below, Matty Cash is pressed and goes long to Rogers, who, surrounded by three Tottenham players, deftly cushions the ball on his chest before flicking it back to John McGinn.—
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Cabello paired her earrings with the boots’ hardware, while expertly mixing metals, wearing gold bracelets and rings.—
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In fact, Costco warehouses are expertly organized and offer a wide range of top brands, as well as their signature collection of goods under the name Kirkland Signature.—
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Designed with a flat pocket, zip pocket, and even a key holder, this crossbody keeps all your travel necessities neatly organized without sacrificing elegance.—
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Use the 60-liter bags to neatly stow anything from bedding and off-season clothes to toys and bath linens.—
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But VanDerveer adroitly uses timeouts for rest breaks.—
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Fishback adroitly miscast the issue as an attack on Fuentes and Alvaro’s expressed support for him.—
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“Adeptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adeptly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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