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Recent Examples of grossly
The spooky lights are setting the mood inside and out, the doorway is decorated with pumpkins, skeletons and spiderwebs, the playlist is ready for the monsters to mash and the food table is topped with some grossly realistic-looking grub.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Browning was grossly overmatched.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The scientists found that the problem has been grossly underestimated and urgently requires better urban planning and infrastructure to address it.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The State Police proved to be grossly misogynistic with a bias toward convicting her.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The three, from Southern California, were arrested and booked into Mono County Jail on suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, a felony.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The program has been grossly abused by big consulting firms and used by tech companies and others to simply cut costs, rather than bring in top talent.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
He was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited building and willfully discharging a firearm in a grossly negilgent manner.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Browning was grossly overmatched.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The scientists found that the problem has been grossly underestimated and urgently requires better urban planning and infrastructure to address it.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The State Police proved to be grossly misogynistic with a bias toward convicting her.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
The three, from Southern California, were arrested and booked into Mono County Jail on suspicion of willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, a felony.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The program has been grossly abused by big consulting firms and used by tech companies and others to simply cut costs, rather than bring in top talent.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
He was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of assault with a firearm, shooting at an inhabited building and willfully discharging a firearm in a grossly negilgent manner.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossly
Adverb
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Chargers had lost in Miami last week until Fins’ special-teams and defense egregiously gave it away in the final minute.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Apple is late to the party on implementing WebGL, but not egregiously so.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The film, an official selection at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, is yet another innovative step forward by Sister Nancy on behalf of all women in dancehall, a physical space and musical genre that can be flagrantly misogynistic.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Despite Chinese law setting a 44-hour workweek limit and requiring overtime compensation, numerous companies flagrantly ignored these rules.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But the grief Roberts brings to her part is almost unspeakably raw — which is critical for understanding some of the directions the film eventually takes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
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“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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