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Recent Examples of crudely
On the first couple of nights, as the bats began to explore Latham Island, their head direction cells fired crudely.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
White glue, popsicle sticks, construction paper — crudely cut out and stuck on a milk carton.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Museums will need to be far more careful about crudely luring visitors with the value of their exhibits, as will collectors.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This stripped down album recorded crudely in a bedroom must be released with no singles.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The pie shoved in Anthony’s face by his lover, Giuseppe, felt like a neat distillation of how crudely the series seemed to clown its characters, week after week after week.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Cutifani recalls one time that an investor crudely asked him why Anglo American was engaged in ESG—the acronym commonly referring to environmental stewardship, social responsibility and corporate governance.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
It can be used to crudely express boredom, annoyance or to signal that something is self-indulgent or lacking purpose.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
White glue, popsicle sticks, construction paper — crudely cut out and stuck on a milk carton.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Museums will need to be far more careful about crudely luring visitors with the value of their exhibits, as will collectors.
—Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
This stripped down album recorded crudely in a bedroom must be released with no singles.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The pie shoved in Anthony’s face by his lover, Giuseppe, felt like a neat distillation of how crudely the series seemed to clown its characters, week after week after week.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Cutifani recalls one time that an investor crudely asked him why Anglo American was engaged in ESG—the acronym commonly referring to environmental stewardship, social responsibility and corporate governance.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
It can be used to crudely express boredom, annoyance or to signal that something is self-indulgent or lacking purpose.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crudely
Adverb
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Straight and gay pornography was aired, albeit clumsily censored by the network.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Then a new entity clumsily named Netflix intruded with its quantum equation.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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But to enforce that claim, Duke had to awkwardly sue a student who sought to transfer, which is a matter of enrollment and by itself can’t be legally blocked.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While some degree of temporary stiffness is normal, if too much skin is removed during surgery or if the orbicularis muscle is aggressively manipulated, the mouth may move awkwardly and the smile can be restricted for weeks to months or even permanently.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Crudely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudely. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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