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Recent Examples of grossly
But given the larger stadiums and substantially higher ticket prices, that number appears to grossly understate actual ticket revenues.
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Richard Sheehan, Fortune, 25 May 2026
While some plaintiffs who took the bait may have been only grossly ignorant, certainly some were guilty of bad faith, anti-Blackness, and opportunistic collaboration with white supremacy.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The scale of the issue may be grossly underestimated.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Our infrastructure has been grossly neglected.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Many of us had mothers and maternal figures who were grossly misunderstood.
—Essence, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The movement, grossly underreported by Western outlets, was arguably the world’s single most effective social movement in the 2010s.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Richard Sheehan, Fortune, 25 May 2026
While some plaintiffs who took the bait may have been only grossly ignorant, certainly some were guilty of bad faith, anti-Blackness, and opportunistic collaboration with white supremacy.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The scale of the issue may be grossly underestimated.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Our infrastructure has been grossly neglected.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Many of us had mothers and maternal figures who were grossly misunderstood.
—Essence, 6 May 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The movement, grossly underreported by Western outlets, was arguably the world’s single most effective social movement in the 2010s.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossly
Adverb
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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In fact, the performance is so egregiously underwhelming that any masochists who plan on seeing it anyway should probably look up clips of the real Eisenhower before hitting theaters.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Now, there are good reasons for this inevitability to get kicked down the road, specifically for JoAnne, who doesn’t trust Duncan and doesn’t want to break the law, at least not so flagrantly.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them.—
Mike Flynn,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Avs became a group of falling stars, going splat and getting swept by the Golden Knights in an unspeakably awful series.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Otherwise, every one of the top draft picks Elias took from 2019-2022 – third baseman Gunnar Henderson, outfielder Colton Cowser, infielder Jackson Holliday, outfielder Heston Kjerstad and second baseman Jordan Westburg — has either underachieved or failed miserably.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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One was to pressure Iran to fully open the strait and free 1,600 commercial ships stuck in the Persian Gulf, which failed miserably.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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