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Recent Examples of critically
More than a century of overfishing, industrialization, and hatchery mismanagement has brought several populations of salmon and their close relative the steelhead to critically low levels in the Pacific Northwest.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
At the same time, retirement savings remain critically important, especially with the questions surrounding the sustainability of Social Security benefits.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
When ranking Providence as the 10th most underrated food city in America, Chowhound named the raw bar and restaurant Gift Horse as proof of the city's substantial, vivacious, and critically acclaimed food scene.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Police found Jordan Thompson, 31, of Bridgeport critically injured inside of the club.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
This type of impact could mark the end for a species that is already critically endangered.
—Christian Wagley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
The fungus poses the greatest risk to people who are already critically ill, particularly those on ventilators or with weakened immune systems.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
One person is dead and another is critically injured after crashing into a utility pole during a police chase early Saturday morning, Fort Worth police said in a statement.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
And more critically, the defense never strung together enough stops to stabilize the game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
At the same time, retirement savings remain critically important, especially with the questions surrounding the sustainability of Social Security benefits.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
When ranking Providence as the 10th most underrated food city in America, Chowhound named the raw bar and restaurant Gift Horse as proof of the city's substantial, vivacious, and critically acclaimed food scene.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Police found Jordan Thompson, 31, of Bridgeport critically injured inside of the club.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
This type of impact could mark the end for a species that is already critically endangered.
—Christian Wagley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
The fungus poses the greatest risk to people who are already critically ill, particularly those on ventilators or with weakened immune systems.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
One person is dead and another is critically injured after crashing into a utility pole during a police chase early Saturday morning, Fort Worth police said in a statement.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
And more critically, the defense never strung together enough stops to stabilize the game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critically
Adverb
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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For nearly two decades, the health of this urban waterway has been tracked, and data show unusually high salt concentrations, which are likely negatively impacting the local ecosystem.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In Petro’s telling, right-wing politicians throughout the world have cynically used immigration as a wedge issue.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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And it’s only gotten harder, because in America our current government has quite purposefully and cynically co-opted a lot of conspiratorial thinking to muddy the waters to further their own cultural and political project.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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With about six minutes remaining in the second half, fans reacted unfavorably to a foul call against Spartans forward Jaxson Kohler.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Critically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critically. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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