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Recent Examples of grossly
The discrepancy was spotted by Reuters, which claims that data Tesla gave to authorities in Sweden and the Netherlands grossly exaggerated the safety record of FSD in the United States.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Suffice it to say that these exceptions are grossly inadequate.
—Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Fong’s amendment would excuse companies from liability for damages to people or property by their drivers, except in cases where the company is grossly negligent or guilty of criminal wrongdoing.
—Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
On Monday, Alexander, 49, pleaded guilty in Washington County District Court to criminal vehicular homicide for operating in a grossly negligent manner.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
But given the larger stadiums and substantially higher ticket prices, that number appears to grossly understate actual ticket revenues.
—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
Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 17 June 2026
Suffice it to say that these exceptions are grossly inadequate.
—Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Fong’s amendment would excuse companies from liability for damages to people or property by their drivers, except in cases where the company is grossly negligent or guilty of criminal wrongdoing.
—Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
On Monday, Alexander, 49, pleaded guilty in Washington County District Court to criminal vehicular homicide for operating in a grossly negligent manner.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
But given the larger stadiums and substantially higher ticket prices, that number appears to grossly understate actual ticket revenues.
—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
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
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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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The second involves a woman who had inherited her father's company and was running it competently, dutifully — and miserably.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The 2025 season ended miserably on all fronts for Johnson.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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