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Recent Examples of alarmingly
And, most alarmingly, Nick’s home doesn’t belong to him — and his wife and daughter aren’t there.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The watchlist for the next Medallia is growing but not alarmingly long.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
For a show about two aspiring comedians who treated pop-culture trivia as a blood sport and regarded every social interaction as an opportunity for judgment, Difficult People has aged alarmingly well.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
But the emotional distance between them grows alarmingly large—a gap that Jack becomes desperate to close.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But the agency warned in its annual report Thursday that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly high.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Perhaps alarmingly, the city’s air defenses appeared to be less active during the final wave of Russian strikes on Tuesday morning, with CNN producers hearing ongoing explosions, but not the sound of counter-systems firing.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
There is a timelessness to Margaret’s writing and world-building — the details of her worlds feel both ancient and nostalgic and also alarmingly immediate.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
As well as bringing in new players to help realise that vision, Iraola will also need to revive the fortunes of those players who alarmingly lost their way over the course of last season.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The watchlist for the next Medallia is growing but not alarmingly long.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
For a show about two aspiring comedians who treated pop-culture trivia as a blood sport and regarded every social interaction as an opportunity for judgment, Difficult People has aged alarmingly well.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
But the emotional distance between them grows alarmingly large—a gap that Jack becomes desperate to close.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But the agency warned in its annual report Thursday that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly high.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Perhaps alarmingly, the city’s air defenses appeared to be less active during the final wave of Russian strikes on Tuesday morning, with CNN producers hearing ongoing explosions, but not the sound of counter-systems firing.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
There is a timelessness to Margaret’s writing and world-building — the details of her worlds feel both ancient and nostalgic and also alarmingly immediate.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
As well as bringing in new players to help realise that vision, Iraola will also need to revive the fortunes of those players who alarmingly lost their way over the course of last season.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmingly
Adverb
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The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others.—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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The basic themes of Hearst’s life and the novels that dramatize it remain distressingly relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Griffin’s blue eyes are unsettlingly bright.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Patient arthouse viewers, however, will find much to chew on here as a subtly cerebral film about small bodies unsettlingly, hilariously navigating a big, violent world.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Apr. 2026
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Unfortunately and annoyingly, sometimes sayings like that are repeated so much for a reason.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Such politicians viewed literature as subversive, irritatingly highbrow, and—like socialism—suspiciously European.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aaron, with divine intervention, turns the dust of the land into gnats that irritatingly cover humans and animals throughout Egypt.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The United States' second World Cup match got off to an awfully familiar start.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who own property.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Alarmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmingly. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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