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Recent Examples of lamentably
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.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentably
Adverb
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While Wohl’s script is packed to the brim with thoughtful moments of beauty, comedy, and heartbreak, Liberation wouldn’t be nearly as affecting and, sadly, relatable without its stellar cast.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mitnaul said that sadly, animals being left behind in properties is not uncommon.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And so, unfortunately, people are upset about the comments.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Results ought to matter far more than talk and the results unfortunately speak for themselves.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Rounds sought sole custody of Clay, but then tragically died by suicide in 2017.—
Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In Haiti, three people lost their lives due to falling trees and landslides—tragically, before Melissa had even intensified into a hurricane.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Yes, there are plenty of lackluster movies that fall under that umbrella, but to dismiss Shudder’s original content entirely is to miss out on some great (and regrettably under-seen) films.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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In his valuable study of slavery in Martinique, Dale Tomich regrettably invoked Hall in this regard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ibsen’s title character is a spoiled, headstrong young woman who, newly and unhappily married to a dull scholar, enacts a Machiavellian scheme to advance his career and her social standing, with catastrophic results.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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In season 3 of The Gilded Age, Gladys unhappily marries the Duke of Buckingham.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Lamentably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentably. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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