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Recent Examples of crudely
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.
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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
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
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Completely nude and covered in suds, Jeff makes a run for his secret hideaway in the store, clumsily vaulting himself over a toy rack and makeshift wall to do so.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Nix remained underwater in September as Denver stumbled clumsily into the national spotlight with one win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ever the combative company, Perplexity—in which, rather awkwardly, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has invested—fired back with a statement of its own.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Daniels was tackled awkwardly in garbage time on a play that didn’t matter with the game out of reach — a decision head coach Dan Quinn took plenty of heat for in the aftermath of what happened.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Crudely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudely. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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