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Recent Examples of dreadfully
More than anything, this documentary is dreadfully dull.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
For 20 games, opponents often shot dreadfully from distance against Miami, whether the three-point attempts were heavily contested or not.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Today, however, Rihanna turned even the most dreadfully boring activity into an opportunity to stunt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
For 20 games, opponents often shot dreadfully from distance against Miami, whether the three-point attempts were heavily contested or not.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Today, however, Rihanna turned even the most dreadfully boring activity into an opportunity to stunt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreadfully
Adverb
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In Geekbench, the A18 Pro’s single-core speeds weren't terribly far behind the A16’s multi-core<\/em> speeds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Also, stars in this frenzied state aren’t terribly stable; the fusion rate can be tempestuous, and the star undergoes incredibly violent paroxysms.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The classic bikini fairing harks back to the original café racer's front end, surrounding a pair of awfully low-slung clip-on handlebars and dual electronic clocks behind a compact visor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the combination of naked ambition, absence of cynicism, and a sunny disposition seemed awfully suspicious.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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After a meeting with one of them goes horribly wrong, Devlin and her publicist Sylvie, another a victim of Hollywood’s censure, find revenge offers a unique albeit gruesome ingredient for Glob’s products.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The damage done to the North African country’s records of cultural heritage could be horribly destructive and irreversible, warned a call for solidarity released in 2023 by the International Council of Museums.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Their relentless and slick positional rotations routinely pull opponents disastrously out of shape, allowing their blistering speed and dribbling skill to exploit the space created, aided by the attacking thrust of Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi from the full-back positions.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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They can be done imperfectly without being done disastrously.—
Leslie John,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The mother of a girl who was horrifically wounded in a school shooting in Canada in February is suing OpenAI for not warning police about the killer, Jesse Van Rootselaar, according to reports.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
11 Mar. 2026
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Olivia Simon, United States, 2025, WORLD PREMIERE Trapped alone in a haunted room, a paranormal researcher’s experiment goes horrifically wrong.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Students that are assigned a teacher that inflates grades are more likely to score poorly on future tests.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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For Europe, the LNG crisis is poorly timed.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Dreadfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreadfully. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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