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Recent Examples of begrudgingly
At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The second is that the Big Tech platforms have, for years, begrudgingly agonized over content-moderation decisions.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Yelena begrudgingly agrees, and from the start, this decision is a clever lift on religious iconography, as if Mother Mary took up arms against the Roman forces herself instead of letting her Son be crucified.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Jon Stewart, ever the happy employee in his running joke of begrudgingly working Monday nights at The Daily Show, ruefully acknowledged being back at his post after being on vacation for over a month.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security in July had already begrudgingly agreed to keep that expiration date for Haiti after a separate federal ruling from New York.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Musheinesh begrudgingly raised prices by an average of 15%, estimating a 40% to 50% drop in sales.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The backlash in conservative spaces has been swift, with people taking begrudgingly to social media to express their dissatisfaction.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The second is that the Big Tech platforms have, for years, begrudgingly agonized over content-moderation decisions.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Yelena begrudgingly agrees, and from the start, this decision is a clever lift on religious iconography, as if Mother Mary took up arms against the Roman forces herself instead of letting her Son be crucified.
—Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Jon Stewart, ever the happy employee in his running joke of begrudgingly working Monday nights at The Daily Show, ruefully acknowledged being back at his post after being on vacation for over a month.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security in July had already begrudgingly agreed to keep that expiration date for Haiti after a separate federal ruling from New York.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Musheinesh begrudgingly raised prices by an average of 15%, estimating a 40% to 50% drop in sales.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The backlash in conservative spaces has been swift, with people taking begrudgingly to social media to express their dissatisfaction.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudgingly
grudgingly
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But after the guy left, looking grudgingly pleased, the bar got crowded.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Begrudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudgingly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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