as in unnaturally
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Adverb
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New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026 -
His baritone vocals are well presented, falling neatly into the frequency range the speaker likes to emphasize, though they are unnaturally boosted in some of his lowest notes.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Any pivot toward diplomacy that includes sanctions relief — whether proposed in Washington or Berlin — ignores the fundamental Machiavellian truth that a regime hated by its own people cannot be saved by its external fortresses, but it can be artificially sustained by foreign gold.—
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer and defends a Black man who’s been falsely accused of raping a white woman.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Cody Hayes/TikTok Scores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Caramel highlights Surfer-girl blonde is deceptively finicky and can take a beating from summer elements like salt, sand, sun, and chlorine.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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However, on closer inspection the deceptively casual bottoms were not denim at all.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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In fact, his film is rapturously alive with the lulling sounds and intoxicating sites of the natural world, artfully expressed through its soundtrack and sensual cinematography.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Their signature maximalism and polish have been artfully incorporated into the historic British train.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
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“Affectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectedly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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