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Adverb
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Matvei Michkov, rather than sensing the developing danger, pointlessly floated around at the top of the Flyers’ defensive zone.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The kitchen is also pointlessly complicated.—
Jason Fried,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Army has been senselessly thrown into chaos.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, funding for both domestic and global HIV care and research was suddenly and senselessly slashed.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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They can be done imperfectly without being done disastrously.—
Leslie John,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Yet, like Bessette’s relationship with the Kennedy family scion, her eternity band is shrouded in mystery—imperfectly recorded through rumors, second-hand accounts, and myths invented by the press and populace.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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The crowd at an event for James Fishback, a Florida gubernatorial candidate, who, like many other young conservatives, considers MAGA insufficiently radical.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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This leaves due diligence up to mostly voluntary investigation process, leaving environmental and human rights risks upstream insufficiently monitored.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Meaninglessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaninglessly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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