inordinately

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Recent Examples of inordinately As the article points out, California’s mismanagement is contributing inordinately to the highest utility and gasoline prices in the country. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025 Co-headliner Bob Dylan’s set at the Gorge in Washington state had to end prematurely due to inordinately heavy winds. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025 Existing savings reliefs and incentives tilt heavily in favor of the better off, and are inordinately complicated to boot. Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inordinately
Adverb
  • Trying to use last minute overirrigation to make up for a season of neglect — well, that’s not a recipe for anything overly spectacular.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • He was carried off the field that day, too.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The new premier, a veteran lawmaker seen as Abe’s protégé, is well positioned to regain the support of rightwing voters who feel the LDP had become too moderate, especially on immigration.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • If your soil is excessively sandy or slow-draining clay, consider a different type of turfgrass.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Still, social media users were quick to call out the creator for his questionable setup, which many thought to be excessively dangerous.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Inordinately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inordinately. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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