glumly

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Recent Examples of glumly Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the conservative nonprofit American Action Forum, has watched glumly as Republicans have drifted away from their small-government traditions. David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glumly
Adverb
  • During one depressive episode, Springsteen somberly speeds down the road in his Camaro before violently hitting the brake.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Now, the 36-year-old grower, who inherited the generational plot from his father, can only wave his arm dejectedly at row after row of weak, spindly stems, the result of catastrophic floods that swept the South Asian nation’s agricultural heartland to a degree not experienced in three decades.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Immediately after his defeat, Medvedev violently smashed a racket in frustration and sat dejectedly on his chair for several minutes before leaving the court.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Look pessimistically, and perhaps the inexperience is too much of a barrier.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • When the Maitlands' attempts to frighten the Deetzes away fail miserably, Barbara and Adam turn to the mysterious and mischievous Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) to rid them of the living.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Strict federal air pollution regulations were still 30 years away, and state and local efforts to limit coal smoke had failed miserably.
    Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The darkly comic thriller from writer-director Mary Bronstein premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and won Byrne a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the Berlin International Film Festival.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Paris digs are infinitely sleeker, dimly lit, and darkly appointed, but the food is more or less an exact replica.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Semi-autobiographical in one sense and despondently poetic in the other, The Stranger launched Camus’ career as a major 20th century author.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Glumly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glumly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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