disparagingly

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Recent Examples of disparagingly He's also talked disparagingly about Baltimore in recent days. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparagingly
Adverb
  • Cavities and Tooth Erosion Drinking both types of soda can negatively impact your oral health.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Using your phone while walking outside, for instance, can negatively affect your mood, one 2023 study found.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, 51 percent of Mainers view Mills favorably and 41 percent unfavorably.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Given the similar zero-days, this contrasts unfavorably with Apple’s ability to patch all iPhones right away, in much the same way as iOS 26 will be deployed onto iPhones globally next week while most Galaxy owners face a long wait for One UI 8.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Some will move cynically, making the calculation that accommodation with the Palestinian population is preferable to being a permanent international pariah.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Armenians were astonished that Moscow allowed the Azeris to retake Nagorno Karabakh in 2023, then cynically turned around and offered to partner versions of the Zangezur that would include Russia.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Frontlight The premiere-only section Frontlight showcases fifteen films that critically examine the truth and artistically explore the urgent issues of our time.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • He was heavily awarded and critically acclaimed for his talents.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Mackenize singles out a Dari-speaking immigrant named Rahim (Elham Ehsas) and his elderly parents as the residents warily pour out of a nearby apartment building, knowing that audiences’ imaginations (and biases) will start to suggest how this character might relate to the bigger picture.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Disparagingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparagingly. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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