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Recent Examples of reprehensibly
It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history.
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Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensibly
Adverb
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Clausen noted that, although voter registration data can be legally requested from county election offices, the data in this case may have been used inappropriately.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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He was being inappropriately prosecuted for his son Colt’s actions, not his own, Berry argued.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Caleb Crawford was convicted of indecently touching a 12-year-old girl in October 2016 and was in jail until October 2018.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Dietary supplements may not work well or cause unwanted side effects if taken incorrectly.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2026
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An earlier version of this story contained a response that incorrectly categorized the Atlanta Hawks’ draft pick situation.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Show business can be exposing and unbearably harsh, which is tough to deal with at any age, let alone for young actors who haven't fully matured yet.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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Any person who comes from a big family and has planned a wedding will tell you that while the idea of an intimate guest list sounds glorious, making the requisite cuts is unbearably stressful.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ sentence is absolutely appropriate, and former Democratic Colorado State Senator Sonya Jacquez Lewis’s sentence is terribly lenient.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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The narrator’s terribly British father takes refuge from the emotional storms of his household by listening to jazz records in his office.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Poor Bella’s horribly adverse reaction to the virus makes for a great jump scare in the moment and also an exclamation point on the season overall, emphasizing that no one really understands how this virus works.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Reprehensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehensibly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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