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Recent Examples of adversely
As ghosts tend to do, Swayman’s absence haunted the B’s training camp and, even though Swayman signed his eight-year, $66 million before the start of the season, the impasse adversely affected both Swayman’s play and the team’s.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
South Shore communities are worried such a massive change could adversely affect their communities.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Continuing it wouldn’t adversely impact residents by that much, compared to increasing, say, their property taxes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Advocates say such foods adversely affect children’s health, which is certainly a legitimate issue if proven.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
South Shore communities are worried such a massive change could adversely affect their communities.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Continuing it wouldn’t adversely impact residents by that much, compared to increasing, say, their property taxes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Advocates say such foods adversely affect children’s health, which is certainly a legitimate issue if proven.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adversely
Adverb
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her recent survey shows that nearly 80 percent of women in perimenopause and menopause say their symptoms negatively affect them at work.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Given the similar zero-days, this contrasts unfavorably with Apple’s ability to patch all iPhones right away, in much the same way as iOS 26 will be deployed onto iPhones globally next week while most Galaxy owners face a long wait for One UI 8.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to new polling, 53 percent of people in Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, view Trump unfavorably while 42 percent see him favorably.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Adversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adversely. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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