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Recent Examples of civilly
The Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services periodically bring improper billing cases, both criminally and civilly, against health care providers.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Those warnings would explain that consumers can attempt to hold companies civilly or criminally liable for any loss or damages, the bill said, while warning that the product could be discontinued at any time.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
If that happened, Moore could be civilly liable to these clients for their penalties as well.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Those warnings would explain that consumers can attempt to hold companies civilly or criminally liable for any loss or damages, the bill said, while warning that the product could be discontinued at any time.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
If that happened, Moore could be civilly liable to these clients for their penalties as well.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilly
Adverb
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The reporter politely persisted.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Celebrini and Smith mostly smiled, answered the questions, and politely complied with the request in a video that had close to 400,000 views as of early Wednesday.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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High tide timing varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along the coast and throughout the Bay respectfully.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even as tourists from around the world wander the cemetery, the Jiménez family treats the holiday as a sacred communion, inviting outsiders only to witness and participate respectfully.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Civilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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