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Adverb
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Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.—
Kim Scott,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026 -
But Senate Democrats in recent months have perfected the strategy of pointlessly running this tactic into the ground.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Ideally everything will reach the market quickly, if imperfectly, rather than Anduril waiting another decade and spending billions to reach 100% perfection.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But the trajectory seems to be that science is learning, cautiously and imperfectly, to author life.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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What many patients encounter instead is medical dismissal—a pattern of having symptoms minimized, deprioritized or inadequately investigated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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The brand exudes minimalist, cool-girl energy with its breezy, low-effort formulas—the likes of which felt insufficiently full-coverage for this makeup maximalist.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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The registered nurse and community activist has depicted Foster as insufficiently progressive on housing equity issues.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Meaninglessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaninglessly. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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