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Recent Examples of civilly
Artists — and anyone else with exclusive licenses, like labels and distribution groups — can sue civilly for damages.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
He has been civilly arrested by immigration authorities twice since January 20, 2025, including once after August 11, 2025.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In those cases, talking it over civilly may be enough to come to agreement.
—Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Democracy, at its core, is about people coming together to civilly govern themselves.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
He has been civilly arrested by immigration authorities twice since January 20, 2025, including once after August 11, 2025.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In those cases, talking it over civilly may be enough to come to agreement.
—Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Democracy, at its core, is about people coming together to civilly govern themselves.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civilly
Adverb
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When a visitor arrives in a classroom, a classroom ambassador welcomes them, introduces himself and the subject being taught, and courteously asks for the visitor’s name and affiliation.—
Walter Fields,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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What Muller is flagging, politely, almost generously, is that policy unpredictability is now doing more damage than hardship.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The case exposed the depressing banality of it all—the man smiling politely at you at the bakery, only to rape your comatose body at night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Speak your mind respectfully, then back up your words with consistent support.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Well, respectfully, Israel has air superiority over Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Civilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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