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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
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The film follows a Bigfoot hoax that goes horribly wrong in the middle of an actual Sasquatch hot spot, leading to a chaotic struggle between the hoaxers, investigators, and a supernatural force that defies explanation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Directed by Jean Rollin, the film centers on a first date that goes horribly wrong after the couple get lost in a sprawling cemetery.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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Excluding the special cases of meteor showers, a viewer on the ground will see only about five or so sporadic meteors per hour on average, which isn’t terribly many.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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Especially early in its career, Hum was dreadfully misclassified as just another soft-to-loud/Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana wannabe, and remained criminally under-appreciated for its heavy/stoner-friendly Midwestern shoegaze vibes long after its breakup.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
16 May 2026
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His original message stressing an absence of ideological differences served him poorly, creating an opening for Bronin to make the case that Larson deserved the thanks of voters but not another term.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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As a standalone oral supplement, it’s poorly absorbed, which is the reason clinics give for delivering it intravenously.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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The United States' second World Cup match got off to an awfully familiar start.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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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
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Of all the horrendous nonsense we were forced to entertain this spring, none of it was more horrendously nonsensical than the idea of people vibe-coding their own cybersecurity solutions.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Manny Machado apparently hates analytics, which is an odd thing to blame for his horrifically slow first two-plus months of the season.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The episodes show, somewhat horrifically, clips of the police interview with a young Gavin Arvizo.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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“Abysmally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmally. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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