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Recent Examples of grudgingly
But after the guy left, looking grudgingly pleased, the bar got crowded.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly.
—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
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Russia is gaining territory, slowly; Ukraine is losing territory, grudgingly.
—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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When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brad Pitt is a klutzy errand boy for the mob sent to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol with a magical backstory; Julia Roberts is his long-suffering girlfriend who angrily dumps him upon hearing the news.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Today's politics is reduced to binaries with each side angrily screaming into their echo chambers.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Grudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudgingly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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