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alertly

  • a word derived from alert.

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And catcher Will Smith alertly threw to third, where Laureano was hung out to dry.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

Roberts was on first base and alertly scampered back to avoid a double play.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

But Yip alertly grabs her first chance to reverse the game’s flow after 29.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Arsenal recovered and went close when Frida Maanum's powerful strike was beaten over the crossbar by Laws, and substitute Victoria Pelova's close-range strike was alertly blocked by Gemma Bonner.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023

Up ahead, a snake stopped and raised its head alertly; the tongue slid in and out and then stopped when it located him.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko