hopelessly
adverb
hope·less·ly
ˈhō-pləs-lē 
: in a hopeless manner
—used especially as an intensifier
the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf—
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But with little more than instructions crowdsourced online and parts ordered from China, the resistance forces have added ballast to what might seem a hopelessly asymmetrical civil war.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
For a time in the twenty-tens, when curation seemed like the purview of social-media platforms, Arts & Letters’ simple aggregative format seemed hopelessly dated.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
By the time Google’s model had proved itself, Microsoft was hopelessly far behind.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Zellweger starred as a hopelessly single woman in her 30s torn between Grant’s Daniel Cleaver and his ex-best friend Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), a human rights barrister.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
But now that the duo has hopelessly fractured after more than 50 years of partnership, Oates has the time to concentrate all his energies on his own music, beginning with his new LP Reunion, out May 17.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
For Nuñez , her frustration mainly stems from a belief that the system is hopelessly rigged.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, community initiatives seem hopelessly overwhelmed.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Except the nature of Peter’s mission is hopelessly muddled.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
For a time in the twenty-tens, when curation seemed like the purview of social-media platforms, Arts & Letters’ simple aggregative format seemed hopelessly dated.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
By the time Google’s model had proved itself, Microsoft was hopelessly far behind.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Zellweger starred as a hopelessly single woman in her 30s torn between Grant’s Daniel Cleaver and his ex-best friend Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), a human rights barrister.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
But now that the duo has hopelessly fractured after more than 50 years of partnership, Oates has the time to concentrate all his energies on his own music, beginning with his new LP Reunion, out May 17.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
For Nuñez , her frustration mainly stems from a belief that the system is hopelessly rigged.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, community initiatives seem hopelessly overwhelmed.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Except the nature of Peter’s mission is hopelessly muddled.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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