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Recent Examples of poignantly
This solid resin, used to embalm the dead and as a painkiller (mixed with wine), poignantly foreshadowed Jesus' sacrificial destiny.
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On Christmas morning, Charlotte wore a bespoke beige Catherine Walker coat with brown trim at the collar, pockets, and sleeves that was reminiscent of a coat designed by Katherine Hooker that Kate wore on February 24, 2011—which poignantly marked her first royal engagement.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Even as the Deliriant and his pint-size accomplice attempt to hoodwink a monster, they’re left to wonder, poignantly, if anything in their duplicitous world is real.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Widely hailed as one of the greatest songwriters to ever live, Lennon left behind a tapestry of art, introspection, memorable moments, and perhaps most poignantly, a vast collection of timeless music that continues to move listeners of every generation to this day.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Those in mourning have a poignantly unfinished, and painfully universal, task ahead of them.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the last 30-odd years, what was intended to be a temporary shelter has become a long-term purgatory, and that eerily stretched stillness of time is poignantly captured in Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel‘s debut documentary.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
In just over 100 pages, Johnson stitches together vignettes of love, labor, and loss from Grainier’s poignantly unremarkable life.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
On Christmas morning, Charlotte wore a bespoke beige Catherine Walker coat with brown trim at the collar, pockets, and sleeves that was reminiscent of a coat designed by Katherine Hooker that Kate wore on February 24, 2011—which poignantly marked her first royal engagement.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Even as the Deliriant and his pint-size accomplice attempt to hoodwink a monster, they’re left to wonder, poignantly, if anything in their duplicitous world is real.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Widely hailed as one of the greatest songwriters to ever live, Lennon left behind a tapestry of art, introspection, memorable moments, and perhaps most poignantly, a vast collection of timeless music that continues to move listeners of every generation to this day.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Those in mourning have a poignantly unfinished, and painfully universal, task ahead of them.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
Over the last 30-odd years, what was intended to be a temporary shelter has become a long-term purgatory, and that eerily stretched stillness of time is poignantly captured in Tamar Kalandadze and Julien Pebrel‘s debut documentary.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
In just over 100 pages, Johnson stitches together vignettes of love, labor, and loss from Grainier’s poignantly unremarkable life.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poignantly
Adverb
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However, cases have sharply risen since 2021, likely due to a combination of mutating bacteria and declining rates of vaccination overall, especially among teens getting a booster dose for bacterial meningitis, doctors suggest.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trump has prioritized breaking China’s stranglehold on the global supply of rare earths ever since the world’s number two economy sharply restricted who could buy them after the United States imposed widespread tariffs last spring.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This shared historical reality is why this moment resonates so acutely.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Jan. 2026
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Retailers have felt this acutely, especially those selling discretionary items such as costume jewelry, crafts and furniture, which consumers often forgo to afford groceries, utilities and rent.—
Aaron Gregg,
Arkansas Online,
29 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Tucker remains the biggest name available on the market, with the Toronto Blue Jays among the clubs keenly interested in adding the outfielder.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ancient and not-so-ancient cultures were keenly aware of the sun’s annual cycle in the sky, and many worshipped it.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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His lashes are long, the eyes deep-set, large and intense, staring piercingly into you.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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How could the woman who wrote so piercingly about women’s subjugation subjugate herself to not just one but two men?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In a press conference later in the day, Mayor Frey, 44, harshly condemned the actions of ICE in his city and pushed back against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) claims that the agent involved in the fatal shooting acted in self defense.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of his non-Jewish primary opponents, Palm Coast City Council member Charles Gambaro, harshly criticized Fine’s Gaza remarks and declared that Gambaro, too, would seek AIPAC’s endorsement.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In October, family, friends and community members somberly walked out of the courthouse, disappointed to learn the resentencing hearing for Rhoades would be delayed.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Stafford heard the transmission clearly and nodded silently and somberly.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Over the course of the season, Tommy and his father slowly tighten their bond, a process punctuated with darkly comic lines that both puncture and reflect Thornton’s and Elliott’s undeniable chemistry and gravitas.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Known for his spare, unforgiving style and darkly comic fatalistic sensibility, along with his penchant for leather jackets, lots of smoking and a deadpan sense of humor, Tarr was a quintessential arthouse filmmaker.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In the ninth century, a severely disabled woman was buried, her feet bound, in an annex of the church in Elsau, outside Zürich.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The time is never right to severely chop off your crape myrtle.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Poignantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poignantly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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