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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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Pizzi went on to say Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch acted inappropriately to get a second opinion from a lawyer besides the city attorney on removing Jacobs’ from office.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The robotaxi chauffeurs teens around Phoenix and Los Angeles without concerns of a driver becoming distracted or acting inappropriately.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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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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Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Missing a filing deadline, incorrectly valuing an asset or failing to list a creditor could result in your case being dismissed or losing property.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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For the majority of its two-plus hours, Iron Lung feels like watching someone else play an unbearably tedious game.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Small black flies marched along his unbearably long lashes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not that she’s been terribly missed in the deeply Democratic state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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But his comparison also raises the possibility that before anybody can figure out how to get the AI boom right, something must go horribly wrong.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The only one who cares about Pits is her young brother, who was horribly disfigured in a fire and is the target of bullies.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Reprehensibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehensibly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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