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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-naturedly
Adverb
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Aimee Lou Wood, the British breakout star of The White Lotus season three, said Saturday Night Live has apologized after unkindly parodying her during Saturday night’s show.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025 -
She was always being driven mad by Kubrick, very unkindly.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2024
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In all, 22 people fell ill or showed symptoms in the May 7 incident, including a teacher and counselor, Cooke said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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When his grandfather Cornelio Martínez Domínguez fell ill in Mexico, Cortez Martínez began the process of requesting advance parole, a travel permit that allows Dreamers (as DACA beneficiaries are known) to leave and return to the country.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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“Ill-naturedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-naturedly. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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