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Recent Examples of grossly
Williams was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm, police said.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Santa Monica Police Department announced that officers had arrested Jaysawn Williams, 18, of Rialto, who was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Williams was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
If Al-Hashimi meant that AI avoids 98% of minor documentation errors, then that figure grossly overstates its performance.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Software companies have grossly underperformed hardware since mid-2025 amid concerns that AI will transform the world.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
HOAs would not be liable for problems caused by such systems unless the HOA was grossly negligent regarding them.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The suit alleges the school district was grossly negligent and reckless.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
HOAs would not be liable for problems caused by such systems unless the HOA was grossly negligent regarding them.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Santa Monica Police Department announced that officers had arrested Jaysawn Williams, 18, of Rialto, who was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Williams was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
If Al-Hashimi meant that AI avoids 98% of minor documentation errors, then that figure grossly overstates its performance.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Software companies have grossly underperformed hardware since mid-2025 amid concerns that AI will transform the world.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
HOAs would not be liable for problems caused by such systems unless the HOA was grossly negligent regarding them.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The suit alleges the school district was grossly negligent and reckless.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
HOAs would not be liable for problems caused by such systems unless the HOA was grossly negligent regarding them.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossly
Adverb
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Pastrnak was tripped by Aleksei Protas trying to break out of his own zone and it was egregiously let go by the officials.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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This is egregiously unconstitutional.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Jonathan Haidt, in his career as a wide-ranging social psychologist, has been flagrantly right about at least one big thing.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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This has become a flagrantly abusive practice.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And finally… The death of seven PAOK supporters in a road accident last week was an unspeakably awful tragedy, and one that will hang over the club for a long time.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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But tackling the Navier-Stokes equations for fluids in three dimensions is unspeakably difficult, so mathematicians have started with easier versions of the problem.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Her strategy failed miserably as lawmakers refused to give in to her demands.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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These athletes run dozens of miles, generally in the heat, at altitude, or in bad weather, up and down mountains, all while attempting, sometimes miserably, to eat and drink enough to keep going.—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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