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Recent Examples of disparagingly
He's also talked disparagingly about Baltimore in recent days.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparagingly
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The decrease in international students could negatively impact local economies, university research and school budgets.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS was lauded by many as both his most Puerto Rican album and his most political album, neither of which negatively impacted its popularity.—
Vanessa Diaz,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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According to new polling, 53 percent of people in Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, view Trump unfavorably while 42 percent see him favorably.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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But substantial uncertainties remain about when Israeli military forces would withdraw from most of the Gaza Strip, exactly how a transitional body would govern and police the enclave, and now, most critically, whether Hamas will acquiesce to the terms of the plan.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Compounding the problem, doctors often do not have time to wait for lab results before treating a critically ill newborn, leading to reliance on broad guidelines that may not match the resistance patterns in their hospitals.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Most of my clients - small and mid-sized business owners - are watching this technology warily.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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