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Recent Examples of grimly
By this time, European leaders had become grimly familiar with friendly fire from their American ally.
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Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thanksgiving weekend in Washington, the script felt grimly familiar.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
But now that all writers are more or less required to be influencers, the debate over the right way to post your poems seems grimly prescient.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Now that his styling is gone, Andrew’s future becomes grimly predictable.
—Rob Shuter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Some point, grimly, to when Disney bought Fox in 2019, laid off 3,000 people and drastically reduced the number of Fox films that go into theaters.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
And while the most exciting developments in defense are being driven by flashy, high-risk California VC investments, the man making the decisions comes from the grimly analytical East Coast world of PE.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The journey from there to the online affection for Luigi Mangione is a grimly straightforward one.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The $2 Billion Gamble Of Drug Discovery For any executive in the pharmaceutical or biotech space, the numbers are grimly familiar.
—Miguel Llorca, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thanksgiving weekend in Washington, the script felt grimly familiar.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
But now that all writers are more or less required to be influencers, the debate over the right way to post your poems seems grimly prescient.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Now that his styling is gone, Andrew’s future becomes grimly predictable.
—Rob Shuter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Some point, grimly, to when Disney bought Fox in 2019, laid off 3,000 people and drastically reduced the number of Fox films that go into theaters.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
And while the most exciting developments in defense are being driven by flashy, high-risk California VC investments, the man making the decisions comes from the grimly analytical East Coast world of PE.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The journey from there to the online affection for Luigi Mangione is a grimly straightforward one.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
The $2 Billion Gamble Of Drug Discovery For any executive in the pharmaceutical or biotech space, the numbers are grimly familiar.
—Miguel Llorca, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimly
Adverb
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Miya’s landlord was able to remediate the restaurant’s building and Tewasart determinedly reopened in May, when at first there were few customers around to serve.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Since its debut, the initiative has been quietly but determinedly building physical bases in Lagos and Kenya, creating tangible spaces where female artists, producers, and engineers can access resources that Tems herself had to fight to find.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The iPhone 17 series, for example, remains resolutely at full price.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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At their core, those melodies are resolutely straightforward, the better not to get in the way of the sentiments, and they’re effectively mirrored by Walker’s almost sing-songy guitar riffs.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Gold in particular has been buoyed by a mix of geopolitical tensions, fiscal uncertainty and concerns over currency debasement, forces that many believe remain firmly in place.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Nets are firmly in the draft lottery picture with 36 games left, and their position is becoming clearer by the day.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Many professionals focus on big projects and headline achievements, but research shows that soft skills and visibility strongly influence promotions.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Experts believe misinformation is leading to this decline but strongly recommend vitamin K shots to prevent irreversible harm.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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While some degree of temporary stiffness is normal, if too much skin is removed during surgery or if the orbicularis muscle is aggressively manipulated, the mouth may move awkwardly and the smile can be restricted for weeks to months or even permanently.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rich kids on scooters swerved aggressively around the gillagers, taunting them.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Advertisement That said, the map is decidedly in Republicans’ favor.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Aggregate sentiment is decidedly optimistic, by most measures, though not at unstable extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Taste and add salt and pepper; the milk should be assertively seasoned.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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These early reports highlight how the mode may behave more assertively than before.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In a scene straight from a horror movie, Carillo’s stomach was savagely cut open, blood everywhere.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Relatives said the timing of the broad-daylight attack made Ennin’s death that much more difficult to deal with, knowing that his reward for long-overdue time off was being savagely knifed to death on his first day back at work.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Grimly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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