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Adverb
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Outside his home, on Buchanan Street near Mission Avenue, a handful of friends and neighbors gathered Monday alongside the road to wave the flag that Sheron so proudly displayed at his house.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026 -
Back in April, Brittany proudly showed off some snaps of her girl dressed in a cowboy hat, denim dress and cowboy boots.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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But the majority in 2019 said federal courts aren’t competent to decide when gerrymandering goes too far, even when the culprits arrogantly boast about it, as some did in Tallahassee.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kiffin was arrogantly miffed, but Carter was so right.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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But rather than wallow, De Zerbi boldly declared his new team could win all of their remaining five matches.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Another startup, Astroforge, is boldly pushing forward with its space mining plans.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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Or at least reasons that seemed to matter a lot more before everything in college sports became so brazenly commodified with conference realignment, etc.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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In fact, when the attacks become brazenly personal, voters may be more likely to view the object of scrutiny with greater sympathy.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.—
Mikhail Zygar,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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The previous truths, long vivified by history, have been haughtily dismissed by the Journal’s editorial page.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pridefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pridefully. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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