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Recent Examples of reluctantly
Others have struggled to make up their minds, reluctantly choosing a candidate after being unimpressed with the field.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
In a nod to Hollywood’s pull toward intellectual property, one storyline focuses on the studio embarking on a movie about the Kool-Aid Man, which Rogen’s character only reluctantly agrees to pursue.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Now the pitcher the Padres pretty much reluctantly put back on their roster earlier this month has worked 12 scoreless innings over his six appearances this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Since these minors enlisted without parental consent, local courts demanded that federal authorities produce them as unlawfully detained persons—and for years the military reluctantly obliged.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
In a nod to Hollywood’s pull toward intellectual property, one storyline focuses on the studio embarking on a movie about the Kool-Aid Man, which Rogen’s character only reluctantly agrees to pursue.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Now the pitcher the Padres pretty much reluctantly put back on their roster earlier this month has worked 12 scoreless innings over his six appearances this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Since these minors enlisted without parental consent, local courts demanded that federal authorities produce them as unlawfully detained persons—and for years the military reluctantly obliged.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reluctantly
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Two years after his death, and even longer since Missing Richard Simmons forced him unwillingly into the public eye, Diane Sawyer is trying to get to the bottom of why the fitness guru hid inside his house for a decade.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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The Ada County Highway District is a gubernatorial signature away from unwillingly adopting a countywide, partisan vote after the Legislature passed an 11th-hour bill to overhaul how the district’s board is elected.—
Mark Dee
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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