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Recent Examples of regrettably
Cam Smith, Artie Burns and Storm Duck likely would be corners three through five if the season regrettably started today (and two through four without Ramsey).
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
What’s regrettably lost in the regulatory and cultural food fights are the many benefits that induction technology can bring to a home, benefits that exceed those of gas cooking methods.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
One is the searing story of an inebriated gentleman who regrettably took a one-minute walk while barefoot during the unprecedented 2021 Northwest heat dome.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
What’s regrettably lost in the regulatory and cultural food fights are the many benefits that induction technology can bring to a home, benefits that exceed those of gas cooking methods.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
One is the searing story of an inebriated gentleman who regrettably took a one-minute walk while barefoot during the unprecedented 2021 Northwest heat dome.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrettably
Adverb
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And unfortunately Jewish communities are paying the cost.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Wagner and Benitez were excellent closers who did not do their best work in the postseason, unfortunately.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Here, sadly, a template was being set for Fuller’s existence as a social being.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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These checks on presidential powers have not only been heeded by the men in power, however unhappily, but have become part of case law.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Regrettably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrettably. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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