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Recent Examples of grimly
The first trailer just dropped and the film looks as grimly compelling as its predecessor, while hopefully also retaining something of the 2025 film's heart.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Mateta grew grimly accustomed to watching the youngster glide past him.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Among the elderly, having difficulty bathing is as grimly determinative of mortality as having heart failure.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Mateta grew grimly accustomed to watching the youngster glide past him.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Among the elderly, having difficulty bathing is as grimly determinative of mortality as having heart failure.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimly
Adverb
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The broader international wine market may be unsettled, with consumption slowing, margins tightening, and producers navigating a landscape full of uncertainty, but Guigal remains both upbeat and resolutely independent.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The roots of my family tree are firmly established in the soil of Great Britain.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the rust-tone orange is vibrant, and the strings on the back keep the cushions firmly in place.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All three voter blocs strongly favored Mayor Scott’s message and policies over the approach, by both GOP and Democratic politicians, that focused only on police as messengers and policing as a response to concerns about crime.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Robert Bianco, a longtime TV critic for USA Today, emphasized how strongly Levin supported him even when Bianco’s reviews angered Levin’s sources.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Big Some elite institutions are pivoting aggressively.—
Samantha Walravens,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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After visitors make their way down the 137 steps from the parking lot and visitor center—a journey that is decidedly less pleasant on the way back up—they’ll get their first glimpse of Natural Bridge, a towering structure set within a rocky gorge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where Thompson’s performance hinged on a convincing performance of someone decidedly unlike herself, White is mostly playing herself playing Rose (her GG character), this time in song.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Hurricanes booed savagely on road trips was music to the ears.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Lean, dark shapes-hungry, savagely eager to pounce upon any food that moved within killing range.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While courageously intervening to protect a fellow passenger, he was viciously attacked.—
Judith Y. Kim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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In broad daylight, a group of men on motorbikes can be seen swarming and viciously beating another rider, allegedly for stealing their bike.—
WBFF STAFF,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Grimly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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