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Recent Examples of abusively
Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abusively
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The marchers were viciously beaten by Alabama state troopers; Lewis suffered a skull fracture and was nearly killed.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Grainy video footage from those protests reveal the brutality of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, who drag students into the street, viciously beat them and then leave them wounded on the ground.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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In the fight originally pushed as the co-main event, R&B artist Ray J was savagely knocked out by hip-hop internet meme legend, Supah Hot Fire.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams the next day, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten and then shot.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes that means honoring the past; sometimes that means ruthlessly hitting reset with a lively new Bond for our modern times (the game even features tension over AI).—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Tire management has improved dramatically since the opening rounds, while his qualifying performances have become ruthlessly consistent.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The complaints also allege the 37 people detained were taken to the Broadview ICE detention center where they were treated inhumanely.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Building Alligator Alcatraz and being proud of treating people inhumanely while at the same time stealing money for his charity is disgusting.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The home crowd mercilessly booed Schultz as Arraez jogged off the pain, then cheered even louder when the pitcher was pulled from the game.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 May 2026
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Because sometimes, somebody will go down, and then the other fighter will jump on him and start punching him mercilessly in the head.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The heartbroken mother of a 15-year-old boy who was beaten and fatally shot inside a Queens park as dozens of teens callously filmed the slaying on their phones condemned his killer — and those who did nothing but watch him die.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Marley’s level of fame and influence meant that, after his death at 36, his legacy, his spirit, his brand was to be shaped by a record industry that could be callously indifferent to truth or quality at the expense of revenue.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
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Any party member who seeks to defy his wishes risks losing a seat, being unmercifully gaslit, or trashed on Truth Social.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Abusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abusively. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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