adversely

Definition of adverselynext

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Recent Examples of adversely Community organizers in Wyandotte County are putting together teams to clean up Kansas City, Kansas, and help residents who were the most adversely affected by significant storms that tore through the area on Wednesday. Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 In a video posted on social media, Green shared that Lala brought more than 28 inches of rain in parts of the state, adversely affecting bridges, roads and schools. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Those known from existing relationships as high performers may get a boost while those with reputations as low performers could be adversely affected. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Symptoms can also adversely affect certain demographics more, including newborns, older adults, and people with medical conditions like diabetes. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for adversely
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Adverb
  • Still, plenty of performances jumped out from Week 1, both positively and negatively.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Russia was viewed even more negatively, with just 26% comfortable.
    Andrea Shalal, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The poll also found that 44% of voters view Abbott favorably and 47% unfavorably, while 42% view Hinojosa favorably and 29% unfavorably.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But both parties are underwater, the poll showed, with 53% of voters viewing congressional Democrats unfavorably and 70% viewing Republicans negatively.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Adversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversely. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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