crudely

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Recent Examples of crudely No surprises here, but the way the carefree peeping-tom comedy morphs into a miniature creature feature is crudely satisfying. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 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
  • Nix remained underwater in September as Denver stumbled clumsily into the national spotlight with one win.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • After catching a ball for a first down, Hill was pushed out of bounds, and his knee appeared to be bent awkwardly.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But not before Baldelli awkwardly removed Willi Castro from the game early, hoping to earn him applause, and instead setting off more speculation.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Crudely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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