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Recent Examples of miserably
If that were true, record numbers of small owners wouldn’t be staring down foreclosure and bankruptcy due to past rent freezes and years of miniscule rent adjustments that failed miserably to address across-the-board increases in building operating costs and expenses.
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Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Her strategy failed miserably as lawmakers refused to give in to her demands.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
These athletes run dozens of miles, generally in the heat, at altitude, or in bad weather, up and down mountains, all while attempting, sometimes miserably, to eat and drink enough to keep going.
—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
But the presence of these compounds in grapes failed miserably as a diagnostic for smoke taint.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Run game continues to lead the way There was a play on the Dolphins’ opening drive where several defenders failed miserably to take down Achane.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Even when they are surrounded by misfit buddies or concerned colleagues, her characters tend to feel wholly, miserably—but also, somehow, relatably—alone.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
The blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe the polar vortex, said Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue on X, while the source of the cold comes all the way from such miserably figid spots such as Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, and even the North Pole!
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Her strategy failed miserably as lawmakers refused to give in to her demands.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
These athletes run dozens of miles, generally in the heat, at altitude, or in bad weather, up and down mountains, all while attempting, sometimes miserably, to eat and drink enough to keep going.
—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Brown then tried to ride the anti-tax, spending-limit movement into the White House two years later — but failed miserably.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
But the presence of these compounds in grapes failed miserably as a diagnostic for smoke taint.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Run game continues to lead the way There was a play on the Dolphins’ opening drive where several defenders failed miserably to take down Achane.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Even when they are surrounded by misfit buddies or concerned colleagues, her characters tend to feel wholly, miserably—but also, somehow, relatably—alone.
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
The blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe the polar vortex, said Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue on X, while the source of the cold comes all the way from such miserably figid spots such as Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, and even the North Pole!
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miserably
Adverb
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The Sierra Nevada mountains were replenished after seeing a dismally low snowpack to start the year, and snow even temporarily closed Yosemite National Park.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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In this regard, ICE and the federal government have failed dismally.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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War of the Worlds star Ice Cube now has another reason to stare forlornly at his computer.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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One of the most affecting shots shows McCartney glancing forlornly at a seat beside him at the mixing desk.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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More distressingly, their 11 losses last season didn’t just mark the head coach’s first losing season since his tenure in Kansas City began in 2013.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2026
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The pipeline of new antibiotics remains distressingly thin, and most drugs currently in development are structurally similar to existing antibiotics, potentially limiting their effectiveness.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the conservative nonprofit American Action Forum, has watched glumly as Republicans have drifted away from their small-government traditions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Like a fisherman left empty-handed after a heavy pull at her line, the woman sullenly took Sam’s picture.—
Nora DeLigter,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Republican staffers sullenly reported to messaging meetings to talk about immigration.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Then there is the steady stream of profiles on tech billionaires joylessly devoting themselves to maximizing their lifespan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Some of the strangest relationships of obligation are with our coworkers, something the darkly comedic novel The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge explores in very high stakes.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Miserably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miserably. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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