as in viciously
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Recent Examples of abusively
When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abusively
Adverb
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Women who took the stand described being viciously attacked after they had been isolated, often after they had been drugged with date rape drugs and other sedatives.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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An arm of the IRGC, the Basij are paramilitary volunteers notorious among Iranians for taking the lead in viciously attacking protesters in the streets.—
Kay Armin Serjoie,
Time,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Putin will continue to savagely test our resolve until the costs of his aggression outweigh any possible gain.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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In a scene straight from a horror movie, Carillo’s stomach was savagely cut open, blood everywhere.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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San Diego can cut teams apart in possession or on the counter and ruthlessly preys upon opponents’ mistakes.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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In this, Khamenei was remarkably, ruthlessly successful.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The oversight tour came after activists alleged detainees were being treated inhumanely at the facility.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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His father was the warden there, and Dominique was teased for it mercilessly at school.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Madrid are actually owned by 80,000 members who demand the highest standards — and are surrounded by a voracious local media who mercilessly criticise anyone who even temporarily falls short.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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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Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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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Some industry representatives ahead of the meeting expressed worry that attending risked casting them as willing participants in a callously opportunistic grab for Venezuela’s crude, people familiar with the matter said.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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