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Recent Examples of disturbingly
The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others.
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Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Death threats directed toward athletes have become disturbingly frequent.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Olof is disturbingly sane, but there is not a sentimental bone in his body.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Indeed, the most recent exchanges of fire have demonstrated just how disturbingly successful Hezbollah has been in rebuilding its capabilities.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Trump has been disturbingly clear that this isn’t about creating better elections.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Lonely young men on the internet, gun culture, school shootings and a need to be seen are themes colliding in Oscar Boyson‘s disturbingly twisted feature film debut Our Hero, which might just be a little too real to be a comfortable watch for many.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The Leafs were disturbingly lifeless early against the Senators and nothing happened.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Death threats directed toward athletes have become disturbingly frequent.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Olof is disturbingly sane, but there is not a sentimental bone in his body.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Indeed, the most recent exchanges of fire have demonstrated just how disturbingly successful Hezbollah has been in rebuilding its capabilities.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Trump has been disturbingly clear that this isn’t about creating better elections.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Lonely young men on the internet, gun culture, school shootings and a need to be seen are themes colliding in Oscar Boyson‘s disturbingly twisted feature film debut Our Hero, which might just be a little too real to be a comfortable watch for many.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The Leafs were disturbingly lifeless early against the Senators and nothing happened.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbingly
Adverb
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And, most alarmingly, Nick’s home doesn’t belong to him — and his wife and daughter aren’t there.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The watchlist for the next Medallia is growing but not alarmingly long.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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Griffin’s blue eyes are unsettlingly bright.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Patient arthouse viewers, however, will find much to chew on here as a subtly cerebral film about small bodies unsettlingly, hilariously navigating a big, violent world.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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The basic themes of Hearst’s life and the novels that dramatize it remain distressingly relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Apr. 2026
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Unfortunately and annoyingly, sometimes sayings like that are repeated so much for a reason.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Such politicians viewed literature as subversive, irritatingly highbrow, and—like socialism—suspiciously European.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aaron, with divine intervention, turns the dust of the land into gnats that irritatingly cover humans and animals throughout Egypt.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The United States' second World Cup match got off to an awfully familiar start.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Meanwhile, poor Sol is blithely ignoring Jen’s warning that Sincere seemed to switch up on Melanie awfully quick and that Sincere and Melanie are very in sync.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who own property.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Disturbingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbingly. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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