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Recent Examples of grudgingly
Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly.
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Richard Stengel, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
As many media executives will grudgingly admit, despite the talk of content being king, the last few decades have been about distribution being king, with pay-TV transforming the entire media business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Richard Stengel, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
As many media executives will grudgingly admit, despite the talk of content being king, the last few decades have been about distribution being king, with pay-TV transforming the entire media business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudgingly
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Yelena begrudgingly agrees, and from the start, this decision is a clever lift on religious iconography, as if Mother Mary took up arms against the Roman forces herself instead of letting her Son be crucified.—
Zachary Lee,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jon Stewart, ever the happy employee in his running joke of begrudgingly working Monday nights at The Daily Show, ruefully acknowledged being back at his post after being on vacation for over a month.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, the pair were soon confronted by an unidentified woman, who started to argue angrily with them.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Canales patted his head and tried to say something to him, but Young kept walking, then angrily slammed his helmet down.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Grudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudgingly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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