as in unreasonably
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Adverb
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Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2025 -
Now, the justices have agreed to consider whether the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined Pitchford waived his right to challenge the race-neutral reasons prosecutors put forth for striking the four prospective jurors after his trial.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Is the obscenely neon orange color necessary?—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Balaclava Nothing beats a balaclava on those unbearably cold days.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2025
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Why make flights unbearably chilly, then?—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
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Some journalists dress extravagantly, a longstanding tradition at this news conference, hoping to stand out in the packed hall and catch the president’s eye for a chance to ask a question.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Extortionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extortionately. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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