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Adverb
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However, the pair were soon confronted by an unidentified woman, who started to argue angrily with them.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Canales patted his head and tried to say something to him, but Young kept walking, then angrily slammed his helmet down.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Her parents are coldly up-front in their homophobia, but this is the late 1980s.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The shame falls on every single person that coldly turned a blind eye to their abuse.—
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Esther is smiling; Bella looks coolly down her nose and into the lens.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charismatic and coolly intelligent, Gray was a perfect early platform for Washington’s leading-man chops.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Belligerently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belligerently. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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