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Recent Examples of obsequiously
Such a hearing is useful only because the players, Walz and Ellison, were grilled by people not obsequiously invested in them and who don’t hold back their accusations of malfeasance.
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Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Doctrines and designs which a few years since could find no mouthpiece out of a bar-room, or the piratical den of a filibuster, are now clothed with power by the authentic response of the bench of our highest judicatory, and obsequiously iterated from the oracular recesses of the National Palace.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Doctrines and designs which a few years since could find no mouthpiece out of a bar-room, or the piratical den of a filibuster, are now clothed with power by the authentic response of the bench of our highest judicatory, and obsequiously iterated from the oracular recesses of the National Palace.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsequiously
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The restaurant from Yao and co-owners Ryan Bailey and Nikki Reginaldo began humbly, as did its beverage program.
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The post shows the actress going from humbly accepting the compliment to striking her best modeling poses as the wind blows through her hair.
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Outwardly Smart behaved submissively, following her captors’ instructions while always looking for a way to escape.
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Whether a man chose to use that pistol or meekly give up the money to a robber was up to him.
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That was checkmate, as Martinez grounded out meekly to end the season.
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Precedent thus gave the judge reason to deferentially review settlement terms.
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Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.
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The boy stepped out of the chair, thanked the staff and said goodbye — only to sheepishly return for a hug with Hiniker.
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Rather than a nod of respect, Spurs fans—myself now sheepishly included—are finding their favorite tees and caps drawing chirps, sneers, and curses.
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The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.
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And Colorado Springs Switchbacks earned a 3-1 win over lowly Sporting Kansas City.
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To win the division, the Ravens would need to win at Green Bay and Pittsburgh and have the Steelers lose to lowly Cleveland in Week 17.
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“Obsequiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequiously. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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