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as in clumsily
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as in ungracefully
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awkwardly
unfortunately
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025 -
This, unfortunately, looks to be the case in the City of San Jose.—
Lupe Lopez,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
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“Awkwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awkwardly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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