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Recent Examples of savagely
In footage posted to X by former Mayor Eric Adams, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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
Often apologizing in between bites, Beard, 40, eats savagely with his hands, squeezing food and mashing it into his mouth.
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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.
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Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
Critics of Dhurandhar, especially reviewers, were savagely attacked on social media by fans.
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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.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
In a scene straight from a horror movie, Carillo’s stomach was savagely cut open, blood everywhere.
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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.
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David Alvarado,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 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
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And then there is County Road 450A near Umatill, which was rightfully stripped of McCall’s name in 2007 after area residents protested the honor toward one of the most viciously racist sheriffs in Florida history.
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The experience of unveiling and being viciously denounced by all sides was a brutal lesson at twenty-seven.
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Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
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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.
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Leaders must immediately audit burn rate, freeze nonessential spend, tighten inventory cycles and reforecast ruthlessly.
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In Britain, all the large predators had long since been exterminated and the smaller ones (like foxes) were ruthlessly persecuted.
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Some commentators’ dark horses for the tournament, Norway qualified from Europe with a perfect record, pillaging goals at will, while mercilessly dispatching opponents.
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The parody would begin with Oteri's Gail Hailstorm, a riff on Courteney Cox's mercilessly ambitious reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise.
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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.
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Now my son is dead after suffering unmercifully.
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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.
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“Savagely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savagely. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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