as in sorrowfully
with feelings of bitterness or grief
cried bitterly after her grandmother died
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Recent Examples of bitterly
Joe Garcia spoke bitterly about the decline of governance on both sides of the Straits of Florida.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
At the start of the season, the Braves lost seven in a row, setting the tone for a bitterly disappointing campaign.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tuesday, the two clashed bitterly at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tom’s final epiphany related to his estranged son isn’t earned, but not because of Ruffalo; his performance cuts a fine line between bitterly self-destructive and warmly spiritual.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
San Francisco officials fought bitterly against Waymo and now-defunct Cruise robotaxis from General Motors, after their vehicles repeatedly blocked traffic and emergency vehicles, with Cruise the main perpetrator.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, its surface is bitterly cold, with most of its underground water frozen into a thick shell of ice, with some remaining as a salty brine trapped below.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The party fought bitterly against the reformers targeting this assault on democracy.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
At the start of the season, the Braves lost seven in a row, setting the tone for a bitterly disappointing campaign.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tuesday, the two clashed bitterly at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tom’s final epiphany related to his estranged son isn’t earned, but not because of Ruffalo; his performance cuts a fine line between bitterly self-destructive and warmly spiritual.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
San Francisco officials fought bitterly against Waymo and now-defunct Cruise robotaxis from General Motors, after their vehicles repeatedly blocked traffic and emergency vehicles, with Cruise the main perpetrator.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Today, its surface is bitterly cold, with most of its underground water frozen into a thick shell of ice, with some remaining as a salty brine trapped below.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The party fought bitterly against the reformers targeting this assault on democracy.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitterly
Adverb
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Liver surgery followed and more chemotherapy but sadly the cancer has continued to spread.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The film and book's title, as Abbott explained on Zoom ahead of the film's release, expresses their unique world—one that sadly wasn’t built to last.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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My day in court is painfully overdue.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Previously, the story followed Zagreus, the painfully cool son of Hades who spent his days making a break for the surface world to escape the overbearing grip of his father.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Nobody worked harder in practice, and that became contagious to his teammates.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The best curtains on Amazon are hard-working pieces of home decor.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bitterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitterly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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