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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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
For nearly two decades, the health of this urban waterway has been tracked, and data show unusually high salt concentrations, which are likely negatively impacting the local ecosystem.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Clooney has gone as far as saying that his take on Batman negatively affected those that came after him.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Gwyneth Paltrow revealed her conscious uncoupling from Chris Martin negatively impacted her career.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
While 48% of the respondents who had heard of Talarico viewed him positively and 18% viewed him negatively, 48% of respondents familiar with Crockett had an unfavorable impression compared with the 40% who viewed her positively.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Cook explained that some restaurants are underperforming and negatively impacting the brand and franchisee profitability.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
So, abruptly stopping it can negatively impact your sleep quality.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
For nearly two decades, the health of this urban waterway has been tracked, and data show unusually high salt concentrations, which are likely negatively impacting the local ecosystem.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Clooney has gone as far as saying that his take on Batman negatively affected those that came after him.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Gwyneth Paltrow revealed her conscious uncoupling from Chris Martin negatively impacted her career.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
While 48% of the respondents who had heard of Talarico viewed him positively and 18% viewed him negatively, 48% of respondents familiar with Crockett had an unfavorable impression compared with the 40% who viewed her positively.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Cook explained that some restaurants are underperforming and negatively impacting the brand and franchisee profitability.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
So, abruptly stopping it can negatively impact your sleep quality.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negatively
Adverb
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With about six minutes remaining in the second half, fans reacted unfavorably to a foul call against Spartans forward Jaxson Kohler.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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More than a century of overfishing, industrialization, and hatchery mismanagement has brought several populations of salmon and their close relative the steelhead to critically low levels in the Pacific Northwest.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, retirement savings remain critically important, especially with the questions surrounding the sustainability of Social Security benefits.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
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He's also talked disparagingly about Baltimore in recent days.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Young filed counterclaims against Aetna, claiming the insurer ‘cynically and unscientifically’ denied payments, which may have resulted in people’s deaths.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some will move cynically, making the calculation that accommodation with the Palestinian population is preferable to being a permanent international pariah.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Negatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negatively. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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