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Alarm clock health benefits Research has proven that using devices at night can adversely affect sleep quality.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In a letter to lawmakers, the airlines warned that without the relief, travel costs will continue to rise, which will adversely affect consumers at the ticket counter.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
As a result, many indigenous and Black communities were adversely affected by these displacements.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
In this broad region, a large, long-lasting and record-setting marine heat wave has set in and is forecast to persist and intensify, altering the weather conditions on the West Coast and adversely affecting the marine food chain.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
In a letter to lawmakers, the airlines warned that without the relief, travel costs will continue to rise, which will adversely affect consumers at the ticket counter.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
As a result, many indigenous and Black communities were adversely affected by these displacements.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
In this broad region, a large, long-lasting and record-setting marine heat wave has set in and is forecast to persist and intensify, altering the weather conditions on the West Coast and adversely affecting the marine food chain.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adversely
Adverb
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All but one replied negatively.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Of course, these levels are nowhere near high enough to affect humans negatively or to have psychoactive effects.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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By contrast, 39% of voters viewed Steyer favorably and 43% unfavorably.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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In Europe, a staggering three quarters of Germans and French view China unfavorably.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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