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Recent Examples of belligerently
In addition, Field appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, was yelling, acting belligerently and was disturbing residents, including a mother with young children.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An arrest affidavit obtained by news station WSMV revealed that Kyle Chrisley allegedly acted belligerently, jumped out of a vehicle, made suicidal and homicidal threats, and punched several officers who attempted to detain him during the incident.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An arrest affidavit obtained by news station WSMV revealed that Kyle Chrisley allegedly acted belligerently, jumped out of a vehicle, made suicidal and homicidal threats, and punched several officers who attempted to detain him during the incident.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belligerently
Adverb
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At other times, Wood angrily resisted new approaches.—
Hillel Italie,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Johnson, in his second season in charge of the Mystics, angrily argued with officials as a few of his assistant coaches and power forward Kiki Iriafen tried to restrain him.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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During one particularly strange scene, Eisenhower coldly dismisses a staff member’s request to check on a patient at a nearby hospital.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
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Lili Reinhart’s coldly overbearing Apple (with lucious, flaming red hair) is their ringleader, Alexandra Shipp’s Fig is a science genius who lost her personality in a swirl of people pleasing, and Victoria Pedretti’s mentally fragile Cherry is Apple’s resident punching bag and fixer-upper project.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The bezel round the screen is extremely narrow too, while the rear panel features a flat back and a side structure that coolly creates the impression of being created from a series of separate layers.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Belligerently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belligerently. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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