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Recent Examples of senselessly
All the bad and all the good are gone, senselessly ripped away from them.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Advertisement Rabbi Eli Schlanger was only 41-years-old when he was gunned down mercilessly, senselessly by terrorists.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
He was given a helping hand by Cody Gakpo senselessly turning his back.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The Army has been senselessly thrown into chaos.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In 2025, funding for both domestic and global HIV care and research was suddenly and senselessly slashed.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
This law, one of hundreds of pieces of anti-trans legislation across the country senselessly targets the small minority of people who happen to be trans.
—Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Amid this slew of senselessly avoidant, irrational behavior, Duchovny’s performance emerges as the most credible.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Fifteen innocent souls – including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi and a child – were senselessly murdered while celebrating the first night of Chanukah, the Festival of Light.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Advertisement Rabbi Eli Schlanger was only 41-years-old when he was gunned down mercilessly, senselessly by terrorists.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
He was given a helping hand by Cody Gakpo senselessly turning his back.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The Army has been senselessly thrown into chaos.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
In 2025, funding for both domestic and global HIV care and research was suddenly and senselessly slashed.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
This law, one of hundreds of pieces of anti-trans legislation across the country senselessly targets the small minority of people who happen to be trans.
—Darren Rosenblum, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Amid this slew of senselessly avoidant, irrational behavior, Duchovny’s performance emerges as the most credible.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Fifteen innocent souls – including a Holocaust survivor, a rabbi and a child – were senselessly murdered while celebrating the first night of Chanukah, the Festival of Light.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senselessly
Adverb
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Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.—
Kim Scott,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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But Senate Democrats in recent months have perfected the strategy of pointlessly running this tactic into the ground.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The sport that does more to restrain imbalance, however imperfectly, keeps tightening its grip on the national imagination.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Every year, against impossible odds, one song still tries to answer it—even if imperfectly, for a moment, or for some.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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What many patients encounter instead is medical dismissal—a pattern of having symptoms minimized, deprioritized or inadequately investigated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
12 May 2026
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“Senselessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senselessly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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