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Recent Examples of archly The gentrifying Reagan years that followed gave rise to archly analytic work addressing institutional power. Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024 That’s essentially what happened when a Northern California man died in early December — a demise that his brother archly and elegantly recounted in an obituary published in The Times. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023 The antebellum garb is an unmistakable Walker signature, but the scene is expressive and foreboding — not the archly comic and subversive work for which the artist is best known. Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023 That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy. Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for archly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archly
Adverb
  • Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Even raid racers are not terribly excited about that, and apparently even like the previous World’s First team is even going to bother with it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story.
    Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adverb
  • That means no more security updates, patches, or tech support, so now’s the time to upgrade.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Through it, the Levetts have become so recognizable that fellow Universal fans will stop them in the parks to ask for selfies.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Archly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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