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Recent Examples of grudgingly
Seimetz portrays Paula, the obsessive matriarch grudgingly raising Agnes (Chase Infiniti), which is the Gilead name for Hannah, the now-teenaged daughter of Handmaid’s protagonist June (Elisabeth Moss).
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
But even Anthropic’s rivals grudgingly concede its tech is bleeding edge.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
This was accepted more grudgingly, largely because of the organization’s military power.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Your choice is whether to treat compliance as a minimum requirement to grudgingly satisfy, or as a strategic capability to deliberately build and leverage.
—Dawn Andre, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Some drivers, such as Elsa Hudley of Fairfield, have learned to grudgingly accept each whipsaw swing in the market.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Jesus Vazquez sounds like a man grudgingly resigned to his fate.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Suzuki went grudgingly and was forced to return to right during Tucker’s second-half injuries.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
By full time, however, even the most one-eyed United fan must have grudgingly appreciated the fighting spirit shown by their rivals in the most adverse of circumstances.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
But even Anthropic’s rivals grudgingly concede its tech is bleeding edge.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
This was accepted more grudgingly, largely because of the organization’s military power.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Your choice is whether to treat compliance as a minimum requirement to grudgingly satisfy, or as a strategic capability to deliberately build and leverage.
—Dawn Andre, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Some drivers, such as Elsa Hudley of Fairfield, have learned to grudgingly accept each whipsaw swing in the market.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Jesus Vazquez sounds like a man grudgingly resigned to his fate.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Suzuki went grudgingly and was forced to return to right during Tucker’s second-half injuries.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
By full time, however, even the most one-eyed United fan must have grudgingly appreciated the fighting spirit shown by their rivals in the most adverse of circumstances.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudgingly
Adverb
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Hart will begrudgingly wear tape on his injured thumb.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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One possibility is Grete (Luna Wedler), an aspiring botanist who, in 1908, becomes the first woman admitted to Marburg University, in Germany—an honor granted, begrudgingly, by an all-male panel of professors.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Sources said the Frenchman spoke angrily and in insulting terms towards the member of staff, who was acting as an assistant referee on the sidelines of the match and had called him offside.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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As soon as Koroleva blew her whistle, Eidevall lost his cool, taking off his jacket and throwing it angrily in response to the decision.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Grudgingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudgingly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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