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Recent Examples of diplomatically
The Venezuelan leader, who is accused of stealing last year’s election, was further sidelined diplomatically after the country’s main opposition figure María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize last week.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The government’s response only deepened the criticism that the world’s largest democracy was apparently capitulating to the Taliban, which has been diplomatically isolated over its treatment of women and girls.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Iran’s boycott underscores its refusal to engage diplomatically with the United States, even on humanitarian or regional peace initiatives, amid persistent mistrust after years of sanctions, recent military confrontations and escalating tensions across the region.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Aid is expected to flow into Gaza, where scenes of devastation and hunger, as well as a famine declaration, have prompted outrage around the world and left Israel isolated diplomatically.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
This would likely prompt Beijing to push back diplomatically and commercially.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Thus, diplomatically, the existence of a sovereignty dispute is only 30 years old, while Chinese concerns about Taiwan predate the contemporary military or economic value of Taiwan by more than 100 years.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Download exact scripts to diplomatically say no at work here.
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The producers of the Blue Bloods spinoff handled the question diplomatically Thursday during the show’s first press conference with reporters.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The government’s response only deepened the criticism that the world’s largest democracy was apparently capitulating to the Taliban, which has been diplomatically isolated over its treatment of women and girls.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Iran’s boycott underscores its refusal to engage diplomatically with the United States, even on humanitarian or regional peace initiatives, amid persistent mistrust after years of sanctions, recent military confrontations and escalating tensions across the region.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Aid is expected to flow into Gaza, where scenes of devastation and hunger, as well as a famine declaration, have prompted outrage around the world and left Israel isolated diplomatically.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
This would likely prompt Beijing to push back diplomatically and commercially.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Thus, diplomatically, the existence of a sovereignty dispute is only 30 years old, while Chinese concerns about Taiwan predate the contemporary military or economic value of Taiwan by more than 100 years.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Download exact scripts to diplomatically say no at work here.
—Melody Wilding, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The producers of the Blue Bloods spinoff handled the question diplomatically Thursday during the show’s first press conference with reporters.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomatically
Adverb
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Listen politely and consider offering a compromise to address any concerns.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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In day care, dogs are introduced to a range of new experiences while also learning positive behaviors such as sitting calmly for a nail trim, greeting other dogs politely, or coming when called.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The royal family are responsible for the seating arrangements at the state dinner and appear to have tactfully seated the media mogul far away from the president to avoid any awkward encounters.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the top of the drive, a Greek-temple art museum presides, its most recent cultural icon—Sylvester Stallone as Rocky—tactfully tucked out of sight.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo Democracy, at its core, is about people coming together to civilly govern themselves.—
Scott Levy,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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When a defendant's case is dismissed because of permanent incompetence, judges can consider whether the defendant should be civilly committed for involuntary mental health treatment.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Diplomatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomatically. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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