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Recent Examples of insensitively
In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insensitively
Adverb
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But after the Sriracha-maker callously withheld payments from Underwood, the relationship deteriorated and litigation followed.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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One of the youngest of the MacKenzie brood (and often seen with sister Janet), Jocasta Cameron is sometimes callously honest, perpetually jealous of the attention Ellen gets, and unhappily married to an old man.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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In the process, Joel heartlessly killed some innocent people, including medical professionals.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Before that, Abbie is being ruthlessly scrutinized and controlled by her parents, while Leila’s mother has mostly checked out after her elder daughter’s sudden death.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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All four victims had been ruthlessly stabbed to death before the attacker vanished through the kitchen’s sliding glass door and into the night.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Comedians mercilessly mocked their audiences, and audiences liked to punch back.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even for someone used to covering for her daughter’s wrongdoings, Tracey is remarkably self-possessed as Laura pries mercilessly into her life and accuses Cherry of every crime under the sun.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Parents may drink an extra glass of wine, avoid a tough conversation, or judge themselves harshly when they’re stressed.—
Juli Fraga,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Yet, boards scrutinize their decisions more harshly, and media coverage frames their departures more negatively.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Just as Henry seemingly got things under control and sent Tony and Ziva off to bring Tali to safety, Jonah used the distraction of an unexpected explosion to brutally stab and shoot Henry point-blank in the head.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The reunion to fight a common enemy in FTR, the team that had brutally injured Copeland earlier this year, was a moment fans had been waiting for since Copeland's AEW debut.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The episode unsparingly examines cultural assumptions about race and colorism; similarly, HIM is a scathing critique of how professional sports capitalize upon the bodies and minds of Black athletes.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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After decades of obdurately refusing to entertain the idea of bestowing its computers with touch screens, rumor has it that Apple might finally offer this capability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Insensitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insensitively. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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