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Recent Examples of negatively
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Analysts had expected the introduction of GLP-1 pills to negatively affect the food industry over the next few years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
According to a new national survey conducted by NBC News, AI is viewed even more negatively than the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the militarized agency that has been embroiled in major controversy over its brutal deportation program, including the fatal shooting of unarmed civilians.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Any discussion about affordability has to recognize that cuts from the state to local governments actually impact the residents negatively – this doesn’t help affordability on any level.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent polling from Gallup shows that Americans' views on Israel have been shifting more negatively in recent years.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Poorly maintained lawns, dead plants, and leftover leaves signal neglect and negatively impact the rest of the home’s appearance.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Analysts had expected the introduction of GLP-1 pills to negatively affect the food industry over the next few years.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
According to a new national survey conducted by NBC News, AI is viewed even more negatively than the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the militarized agency that has been embroiled in major controversy over its brutal deportation program, including the fatal shooting of unarmed civilians.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Any discussion about affordability has to recognize that cuts from the state to local governments actually impact the residents negatively – this doesn’t help affordability on any level.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent polling from Gallup shows that Americans' views on Israel have been shifting more negatively in recent years.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Poorly maintained lawns, dead plants, and leftover leaves signal neglect and negatively impact the rest of the home’s appearance.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negatively
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Republican leadership said nothing last month when Representative Randy Fine, a Florida Republican less than a year into his term, compared Muslims unfavorably to dogs and then proudly defended the comments.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Wirball also spoke unfavorably about the idea of a moratorium.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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One person was killed and two others were critically injured in a three-car crash on Highway 74 in Lake Elsinore on Sunday night.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Tallahassee Memorial Hospital had specialists on staff and a neonatal intensive care unit equipped to serve critically ill babies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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All these decades later, a great many people still think gasoline supplies and prices are being cynically gamed by the oil companies.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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If men like these call the shots, the regime’s policies will be transformed, however cynically.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Negatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negatively. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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