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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproachfully
Adverb
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The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Maplewood police made an arrest Monday night in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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One man was killed, another was critically injured, and a firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment building in Queens, the New York City Fire Department said.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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All but one replied negatively.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Of course, these levels are nowhere near high enough to affect humans negatively or to have psychoactive effects.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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By contrast, 39% of voters viewed Steyer favorably and 43% unfavorably.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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In Europe, a staggering three quarters of Germans and French view China unfavorably.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Meanwhile, those students newly entering college are warily eyeing computer science.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Guests began to peek out from under their tables and warily stand up.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The career advice wasn’t cynically wrong.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Sure, the White House is cynically exploiting a painful situation.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Reproachfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproachfully. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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