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Recent Examples of crudely
Museums will need to be far more careful about crudely luring visitors with the value of their exhibits, as will collectors.
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Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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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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Kraft suffered the injury early in the third quarter of Green Bay’s 16-13 loss on Sunday when left guard Sean Rhyan’s right foot landed just below Kraft’s right knee and bent his leg awkwardly while both players were blocking during a Josh Jacobs run.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Understandably excited, Quayle couldn’t resist a playful shoulder punch to the older, reserved Bush, who smiled awkwardly.—
Time,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Crudely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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