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Adverb
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More rapt, more heartbroken, more rattled by the harrowing questions presented by the long, slow, terribly seductive suicide humanity seems bent on carrying out via technology.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025 -
Seeing people walking their dogs in West Park on the North Side is not terribly uncommon.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Film is a cultural industry, but the insiders are horribly out of touch with culture.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Colombia defender Andres Escobar’s sliding attempt at a clearance went horribly awry and into his own net in what became a 2-1 defeat.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Today, however, Rihanna turned even the most dreadfully boring activity into an opportunity to stunt.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Nov. 2025
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The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).—
Gretchen Hansen,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Nov. 2025
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After signing him to a five-year, $34 million contract extension near the end of training camp and watching their 2021 first-round draft pick blossom behind him, the Wild are feeling awfully good about their goaltending situation these days.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Two perennial playoff teams stuck in a playoff loop, quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson, one abysmally poor defense, two defenses that are meh, and the Cleveland Browns.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Republican gubernatorial candidates Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, James Mendrick and Rick Heidner collectively secured far fewer votes than even the abysmally low-turnout 2014 primary.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Essentially, people are challenging themselves to concoct the most atrociously belligerent bass in history.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Their lives shift gears when a mysterious figure from Judith’s past resurfaces and a mission goes disastrously wrong.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Unfortunately and with frankly astonishing frequency, Mercedes chose poorly for this little sedan, over and over again.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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It was both poorly handled and never a strong case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Deplorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplorably. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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