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Recent Examples of abysmally
In practice, this meant that the state set abysmally low standards for what students should learn to advance and graduate.
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.
—Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
The attrition rate was abysmally high.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.
—Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
The attrition rate was abysmally high.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmally
Adverb
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Film is a cultural industry, but the insiders are horribly out of touch with culture.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Colombia defender Andres Escobar’s sliding attempt at a clearance went horribly awry and into his own net in what became a 2-1 defeat.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Seeing people walking their dogs in West Park on the North Side is not terribly uncommon.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Today, however, Rihanna turned even the most dreadfully boring activity into an opportunity to stunt.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Nov. 2025
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The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately and with frankly astonishing frequency, Mercedes chose poorly for this little sedan, over and over again.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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It was both poorly handled and never a strong case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Essentially, people are challenging themselves to concoct the most atrociously belligerent bass in history.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).—
Gretchen Hansen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Nov. 2025
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After signing him to a five-year, $34 million contract extension near the end of training camp and watching their 2021 first-round draft pick blossom behind him, the Wild are feeling awfully good about their goaltending situation these days.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Their lives shift gears when a mysterious figure from Judith’s past resurfaces and a mission goes disastrously wrong.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Sunday night’s horrendously turbulent flight, which included an unexpected diversion to Detroit, rendered more than one pitcher unavailable for Monday’s series opener.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
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