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Recent Examples of negatively
Nylander was a difference-maker in his first game back from injury in over two weeks, both positively and negatively.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
Tome also said that Crossroads leadership is working to make sure the removal of the staff member doesn’t negatively impact the ministry.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Salmon runs have gotten hammered, and even our hatchery runs in the Sacramento Valley are negatively affected by flow conditions in the Sacramento River.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The most likely to try this type of trip is a Gen Z traveler to see if these real-life situations stimulate and grow (or negatively affect a partnership).
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Along with negatively affecting the gastrointestinal tract, alcohol has been labeled a group 1 carcinogen, as it's linked to mouth, throat, breast, esophageal, liver, and colorectal cancers.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Mark Hernandez, notes that there’s an emerging cohort of credible research that suggests that humans respond negatively to a buildup of CO2 in their homes.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
The letter went on to say Team USA’s actions negatively impacted event organizers, required financial resources to address and damaged the partnership with a nonprofit sponsor.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2026
Tome also said that Crossroads leadership is working to make sure the removal of the staff member doesn’t negatively impact the ministry.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Salmon runs have gotten hammered, and even our hatchery runs in the Sacramento Valley are negatively affected by flow conditions in the Sacramento River.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The most likely to try this type of trip is a Gen Z traveler to see if these real-life situations stimulate and grow (or negatively affect a partnership).
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Along with negatively affecting the gastrointestinal tract, alcohol has been labeled a group 1 carcinogen, as it's linked to mouth, throat, breast, esophageal, liver, and colorectal cancers.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Mark Hernandez, notes that there’s an emerging cohort of credible research that suggests that humans respond negatively to a buildup of CO2 in their homes.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
The letter went on to say Team USA’s actions negatively impacted event organizers, required financial resources to address and damaged the partnership with a nonprofit sponsor.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negatively
Adverb
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Of the respondents, 25% view unions unfavorably with another 27% neutral and 1% having never heard of unions.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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Indiana and Oregon on consecutive weeks in October sets up unfavorably for Matt Rhule’s fourth Nebraska team.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Two people were hurt, one of them critically, when two Dallas police officers exchanged gunfire Monday night with a gunman, who was inside the bathroom of a Red Bird-area apartment, authorities said during a late-night news conference.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Shortly after college, he was critically injured in a car accident.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 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
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The barely disguised soullessness with which AI leaders operate, perhaps, has provided a window for entrepreneurs to peddle a more humane message, in good faith or not in good faith, naively or cynically.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fairly or unfairly, genuinely or cynically, questions about Mamdani and Israel—and Palestine, and Jews, and faith, and war, and peace—appear likely to continue.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Negatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negatively. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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