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Recent Examples of savagely
In the fight originally pushed as the co-main event, R&B artist Ray J was savagely knocked out by hip-hop internet meme legend, Supah Hot Fire.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams the next day, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten and then shot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
This remote one-road knuckle of land on Scotland’s northwest coast, long known as the Rough Bounds, is defined by its savagely wild terrain.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Critics of Dhurandhar, especially reviewers, were savagely attacked on social media by fans.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
Putin will continue to savagely test our resolve until the costs of his aggression outweigh any possible gain.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
In a scene straight from a horror movie, Carillo’s stomach was savagely cut open, blood everywhere.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
When servicemen attacked, young men were savagely beaten, some stripped of their zoot suits and left naked and unconscious on the street.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
In footage posted to X by Mayor Eric Adams the next day, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten and then shot.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
This remote one-road knuckle of land on Scotland’s northwest coast, long known as the Rough Bounds, is defined by its savagely wild terrain.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Critics of Dhurandhar, especially reviewers, were savagely attacked on social media by fans.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026
Putin will continue to savagely test our resolve until the costs of his aggression outweigh any possible gain.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
In a scene straight from a horror movie, Carillo’s stomach was savagely cut open, blood everywhere.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
When servicemen attacked, young men were savagely beaten, some stripped of their zoot suits and left naked and unconscious on the street.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savagely
Adverb
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Young mother Rachel Nickell is brutally murdered in her own home, stabbed with scissors so viciously that a blade gets lodged in her skull.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The marchers were viciously beaten by Alabama state troopers; Lewis suffered a skull fracture and was nearly killed.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.—
Bob Egelko,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Sometimes that means honoring the past; sometimes that means ruthlessly hitting reset with a lively new Bond for our modern times (the game even features tension over AI).—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Tire management has improved dramatically since the opening rounds, while his qualifying performances have become ruthlessly consistent.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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The home crowd mercilessly booed Schultz as Arraez jogged off the pain, then cheered even louder when the pitcher was pulled from the game.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 May 2026
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Because sometimes, somebody will go down, and then the other fighter will jump on him and start punching him mercilessly in the head.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Any party member who seeks to defy his wishes risks losing a seat, being unmercifully gaslit, or trashed on Truth Social.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Savagely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savagely. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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