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Recent Examples of begrudgingly
Hart will begrudgingly wear tape on his injured thumb.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
One possibility is Grete (Luna Wedler), an aspiring botanist who, in 1908, becomes the first woman admitted to Marburg University, in Germany—an honor granted, begrudgingly, by an all-male panel of professors.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Frankly, both had done enough to merit promotion — but EFL begrudgingly grants just one automatic place to the National League, and another via a round of play-offs.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Mason begrudgingly launched a solo career with the 1970 album Alone Together, which featured musicians including Leon Russell and his Traffic bandmate Jim Capaldi.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
Tucked away in a corner, Shunammite (Rowan Blanchard) produces a mason jar of homemade herbal tea — a recipe from her cousin — and begrudgingly shares it with Hulda (Isolde Ardies).
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Walt begrudgingly accepted the deal, but his heart was never in the animation side of the business again.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But Buffett has never begrudgingly paid his taxes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
After which, Mara begrudgingly bolted.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
One possibility is Grete (Luna Wedler), an aspiring botanist who, in 1908, becomes the first woman admitted to Marburg University, in Germany—an honor granted, begrudgingly, by an all-male panel of professors.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Frankly, both had done enough to merit promotion — but EFL begrudgingly grants just one automatic place to the National League, and another via a round of play-offs.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Mason begrudgingly launched a solo career with the 1970 album Alone Together, which featured musicians including Leon Russell and his Traffic bandmate Jim Capaldi.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
Tucked away in a corner, Shunammite (Rowan Blanchard) produces a mason jar of homemade herbal tea — a recipe from her cousin — and begrudgingly shares it with Hulda (Isolde Ardies).
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Walt begrudgingly accepted the deal, but his heart was never in the animation side of the business again.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
But Buffett has never begrudgingly paid his taxes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
After which, Mara begrudgingly bolted.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begrudgingly
grudgingly
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Seimetz portrays Paula, the obsessive matriarch grudgingly raising Agnes (Chase Infiniti), which is the Gilead name for Hannah, the now-teenaged daughter of Handmaid’s protagonist June (Elisabeth Moss).—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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But even Anthropic’s rivals grudgingly concede its tech is bleeding edge.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Begrudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begrudgingly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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