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Recent Examples of balefully
Among the innards and the great slab of white tail fat was the sheep's head, balefully gazing up at me.
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Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balefully
Adverb
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Pacino had to leap and, eventually, resentfully, stand on a chair to spray-paint over the bank’s cameras.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a blowup argument, Ethan resentfully calls James’ privilege a deficiency that prevents him from understanding more difficult lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adverb
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But what is a resort collection, or cruise as it’s sometimes called, other than an enviously Instagrammable trip?—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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To put that further into context, Wrexham looked up enviously at all three for a decade from non-League until winning promotion in 2023.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Starmer has been reluctant to reopen a debate that bitterly divided the country.—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Several thousand navvies worked on the railway, living in makeshift camps, and many died in accidents, or from exposure and disease in the bitterly cold winters.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The bulk of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger live in Haiti’s northwest region, including Artibonite, which gangs have mercilessly attacked in recent years, razing communities and destroying farmland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The fans mercilessly booed Shohei Ohtani, who turned down $700 million from the Blue Jays to take $700 million from the Dodgers, and outfielder Kyle Tucker, who turned down $350 million (over 10 years) from the Blue Jays to take $240 million (over four years) from the Dodgers.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that cruelly sow fear are not the solution.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Before his afternoon was ended so cruelly, there were positives and negatives to take from his display.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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Seeing a fellow free agent cut only a few days into rookie minicamp with the Raiders woke up Matsuzawa to the reality that although his place in the international pathway allows for a potentially longer stay on a roster, his spot in the ruthlessly competitive NFL isn’t guaranteed.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The game plan Chicago drew up on Wednesday was simple, almost ruthlessly so.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Victim Nyron Shaw’s father said the driver who mowed his son down last year in Ocean Hill a day before Independence Day should face the maximum penalty for allegedly driving twice the speed limit and heartlessly taking off, leaving his son to die.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Balefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balefully. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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