as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
treated the prisoners harshly, and many died
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Recent Examples of harshly
The difficulty lies in the fact that setting boundaries does not mean exercising authority harshly.
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Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The peak came as the Great Recession, touched off by a housing and financial crisis, rippled harshly through the global economy.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Political dissent can be harshly policed outside the stadium, but domestic clubs’ most ardent fan groups, often called ultras, are brazenly outspoken in their cheering.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
In 2022, North Korea harshly rejected a South Korean aid offer.
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Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
The club feel they have been treated harshly at each step in the process.
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Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Justin Stasiw’s soundscape wastes no time throwing the audience into Mumbai, where vehicles, whistles and rickshaws harshly yet thrillingly enter the ears.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Trump harshly criticized Powell throughout his tenure as chair, frequently attacking the Fed’s interest-rate decisions and urging the central bank to cut borrowing costs more aggressively.
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Leah Willingham,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The peak came as the Great Recession, touched off by a housing and financial crisis, rippled harshly through the global economy.
—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Political dissent can be harshly policed outside the stadium, but domestic clubs’ most ardent fan groups, often called ultras, are brazenly outspoken in their cheering.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
In 2022, North Korea harshly rejected a South Korean aid offer.
—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
The club feel they have been treated harshly at each step in the process.
—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Justin Stasiw’s soundscape wastes no time throwing the audience into Mumbai, where vehicles, whistles and rickshaws harshly yet thrillingly enter the ears.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Trump harshly criticized Powell throughout his tenure as chair, frequently attacking the Fed’s interest-rate decisions and urging the central bank to cut borrowing costs more aggressively.
—
Leah Willingham,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harshly
Adverb
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This reliance on ad budgets severely restricts the company in the mind of the market.
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Without that asset, the Heat’s package is severely degraded.
Adverb
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Fortunately, this spell of hot temps will be a generally drier heat — not necessarily oppressively humid like is typical for New England.
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The first of the four chapters is an oppressively gray-toned, narratively diffuse spy thriller, set amid the mists of what appears to be the Second World War.
Adverb
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The axe came down swiftly and brutally, but, speaking candidly, Geoff Daniels, PBS’ Vice President, Programming & Development, was gracious about it, thanking the audience of mostly media industry people for their camaraderie.
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Back in a virtual Foxborough, the eyes of Iraqi goalkeeper Hassan — before, during and after Haaland had brutally dispossessed him in his own six-yard box — tell quite the story.
Adverb
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In heat waves, Aid stations could be hard-pressed to manage everyone affected.
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Add liquid ingredients and ice, seal and shake hard.
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“Harshly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harshly. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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