as in unreasonably
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Adverb
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The judge reasoned that permitting Richardson to referee games during the height of the pandemic would have been unreasonably disruptive.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Aug. 2025 -
Also in 2023, an officer was accused of unreasonably slamming an inmate to the ground and ignoring his need for medical help.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The farmer has been shouldering the greatest risks in the food value chain and the burden is getting unbearably heavy with no end in sight.—
Beth Ford,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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That’s pleasant compared to Mediterranean Europe, where the summer months are increasingly dry and unbearably hot, with temperatures regularly surpassing 40°C (104°F) and devastating wildfires a constant threat.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Extortionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extortionately. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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