as in unnaturally
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Adverb
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Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 2026 -
New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 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
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One casualty of this dire outcome is a threat to Fed independence, notes Fortune’s Nick Lichtenberg, if it were forced to artificially lower rates in order to make borrowing cheaper.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Because of eggs’ unique properties, artificially engineering them is a difficult task.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
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The incident was brought to light after Randle falsely reported that Dinkins had been kidnapped at gunpoint in New Castle County, Delaware.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Jamila Carrington Smith, founder & CEO at Centric AI, Inc and mother of two teenagers, says that her son was actually falsely accused of using AI on his homework.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Pascale accompanies her with deceptively simple down-bows and up-bows, bearing the technical difficulty lightly, as though that’s just the shape and movements her hands happen to take.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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What might look like a deceptively healthy lasagna is actually filled with tender noodles, marinara, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and fresh basil.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Expecting a romantic interlude, he is horrified to find Jenny’s lifeless body artfully arranged on the bed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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Kids While the lobster is plentiful and the Champagne flows, the St Regis artfully avoids any pretension.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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“Affectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectedly. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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