as in unnaturally
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Adverb
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The water is actually unnaturally clear because more than 400 trillion invasive Black Sea quagga mussels have taken over the bottom of the lake.—
Theodore J. Karamanski,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026 -
While the rodents might be hibernating, there's no need to worry about woodchucks called upon for winter forecasting duties on Groundhog Day since they aren't necessarily being unnaturally stirred from their natural processes.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The steering has a natural, connected feel that's not artificially weighted, but is genuinely communicative.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accusing nine multistate marijuana companies of rigging the game to keep cannabis prices artificially high.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jacobus started his career in finance in the early 1990s, but that quickly spiraled into him falsely portraying himself as a seasoned financial advisor who managed legitimate investment portfolios, authorities said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The reports involved an unknown individual calling several people purporting to be a law enforcement officer, falsely stating that the victims had outstanding warrants, had failed to appear for jury duty or missed a court appearance.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Despite the promise of AI and imaging, Lam argues that some of the most critical breakthroughs are deceptively simple.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ingredients and instructions were deceptively simple.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
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When medicine can't treat her cancer, a dying youngster (Zelda Adams) reaches out to a forest witch (Toby Poser) who uses dark magic to cheat death, but there's a serious cost involved in this rich and artfully crafted scary movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The scenes at the reunion are simply but artfully shot in black and white, including a revealing conversation the men’s wives and partners have about living with them that gently expands the perspectives brought into the film’s portrait.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Affectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectedly. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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