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summarily

[suh-mair-uh-lee, suhm-er-uh-] / səˈmɛər ə li, ˈsʌm ər ə- /


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It famously reaches to Pope Benedict XV’s efforts to end World War I, which were summarily dismissed by Lloyd George and Winston Churchill.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any faculty member in a department other than sports would be summarily fired, maybe indicted.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one point last year, Miller was floated as a potential White House national security adviser, replacing the ousted Michael Waltz - rumours that the president summarily dismissed.

From BBC

In the private marketplace of ideas, he argued, an employee can be summarily fired if the boss doesn’t like it.

From Salon

San Bernardino County officials summarily rejected the claims.

From Los Angeles Times