LAMENTABLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

lamentably

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Recent Examples of lamentably The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026 Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025

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Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Despite the heavy hitters attached, momentum has since stalled on the sci-fi project and it's sadly been shelved for the immediate future.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sadly

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The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon.

— Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Fouling up the comics' tragically iconic tale involving Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) and one really nasty fall.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of tragically

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This is not some idle fare -- the family is heaping trust in AI that could regrettably backfire on them.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
While there’s seemingly no limit to the stylish market totes on offer this summer, there is, regrettably, a limit to how many will fit in my closet.

— Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 26 July 2026

Definition of regrettably

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As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

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