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Recent Examples of grossly
These fears are well-founded, as authorities have previously executed many protesters following grossly unfair trials, while many others remain on death row.
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Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Why do electric bikes have to be grossly expensive and overly inaccessible?
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawsuits also claim that Celina ISD was grossly negligent and enabled Caleb Elliott's misconduct, primarily to protect the reputation of the successful football program, as Caleb Elliott is the son of Bill Elliott, the long-time head football coach and athletic director.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In a recent Instagram post, Pintacura said Thieme misappropriated state funds and grossly mishandled budget protocols.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The public approval ratings for trapping are grossly skewed compared to hunting.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
Deniers claim that the gas chambers never existed and that the Holocaust is either grossly exaggerated or fabricated out of whole cloth.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually an analyst was hired to work alongside her, which still left the department grossly understaffed.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
In fact, at 7,000 rooms, the county might be grossly unprepared to meet the county’s hospital demand of, say, 2030.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Why do electric bikes have to be grossly expensive and overly inaccessible?
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Lawsuits also claim that Celina ISD was grossly negligent and enabled Caleb Elliott's misconduct, primarily to protect the reputation of the successful football program, as Caleb Elliott is the son of Bill Elliott, the long-time head football coach and athletic director.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
In a recent Instagram post, Pintacura said Thieme misappropriated state funds and grossly mishandled budget protocols.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The public approval ratings for trapping are grossly skewed compared to hunting.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
Deniers claim that the gas chambers never existed and that the Holocaust is either grossly exaggerated or fabricated out of whole cloth.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Eventually an analyst was hired to work alongside her, which still left the department grossly understaffed.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
In fact, at 7,000 rooms, the county might be grossly unprepared to meet the county’s hospital demand of, say, 2030.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 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,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump, of course, was rude, untruthful, and excessively, if not quite so egregiously, long-winded in his first term, too.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This has become a flagrantly abusive practice.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the killing of Pretti, the authorities are now promising an internal probe that no one can possibly trust after DHS has spent months flagrantly violating the law and people’s civil and constitutional rights.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 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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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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Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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