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Recent Examples of reluctantly
On Bel-Air, Banks will play a former college classmate with a big personality with whom Viv (Cassandra Freeman) is reluctantly reunited.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
The bigwigs at Paramount reluctantly accepted him at a very reduced salary.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
After Taylor and Steven politely ask him to leave their place, Denise reluctantly allows Jere to crash at her place.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mia has returned to Miami to sell her late mother’s home, and Tori reluctantly agrees to help her.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
The bigwigs at Paramount reluctantly accepted him at a very reduced salary.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
After Taylor and Steven politely ask him to leave their place, Denise reluctantly allows Jere to crash at her place.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mia has returned to Miami to sell her late mother’s home, and Tori reluctantly agrees to help her.
—Mia Sosa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reluctantly
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His crossing has often been a source of frustration, sometimes ballooning the ball too often, taking too long to put it into the area or cutting back on himself hesitantly.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The clip shows the massive American bully hesitantly backing away from a tiny, energetic puppy.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Reeves is a cranky, deadpanning Estragon, wallowing in frustration as his gangly limbs swing, unwillingly turning to his friend but also welcoming the help, the hugs.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Remember that the members of the military and the National Guard who will be asked to walk these streets are, for the most part, here unwillingly.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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