as in inadequately
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Recent Examples of insufficiently
The social media giant was also accused of insufficiently managing third-party access to and use of user data.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Despite his firebrand style, Kirk was frequently attacked by figures on the far edges of the right for being insufficiently radical.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps sensing that Longoria is an insufficiently load-bearing celebrity, the producers opt to shoehorn Reynolds and Mac into the story.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Despite his firebrand style, Kirk was frequently attacked by figures on the far edges of the right for being insufficiently radical.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps sensing that Longoria is an insufficiently load-bearing celebrity, the producers opt to shoehorn Reynolds and Mac into the story.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Krystal warns that people using ketamine for therapy outside of clinics often improperly administer it.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But voting rights groups and some election officials are voicing concerns that eligible voters could face barriers to casting ballots or be improperly removed from the rolls if states over-rely on incomplete information from SAVE.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The charges stemmed from the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ethics’ 2020 finding that Tran inappropriately used his Senate staff to conduct campaign activities.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media erupted with criticism, accusing the outlet of reacting inappropriately to the tragedy.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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