as in unkindly
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Adverb
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Yet, since the post went up, some people have unkindly critiqued her cheeks, nose, chin and complexion, while others wonder what the fuss is all about.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Tabloids and magazines regularly reported on the state of the relationship, often unkindly.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Their 2-0 home win over Fulham came after Josh King was cruelly denied his first Premier League goal by an incorrect VAR intervention, with Rodrigo Muniz penalised for standing on Chalobah’s foot.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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After Adele and her mother had fought, bitterly, about her decision to keep the baby, and then more bitterly about her refusal to find Jamie in Florida and demand child support, Bromley invited her to live with him while things cooled down at home.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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During the Nullification Crisis of 1831–1833, partisan journalists had a major role in framing the issue and were bitterly opposed to one another, especially in South Carolina.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Nearly a dozen people across five states fell ill.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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More than 80 people attended his funeral, and many relatives and community members fell ill in the following days.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Unfortunately, Angelus finds out and ruthlessly snaps her neck, smashing the orb for good measure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Among the innards and the great slab of white tail fat was the sheep's head, balefully gazing up at me.—
Stanley Stewart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Mar. 2024
Adverb
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Some commentators’ dark horses for the tournament, Norway qualified from Europe with a perfect record, pillaging goals at will, while mercilessly dispatching opponents.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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The parody would begin with Oteri's Gail Hailstorm, a riff on Courteney Cox's mercilessly ambitious reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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“Disagreeably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreeably. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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