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Recent Examples of senselessly
The Army has been senselessly thrown into chaos.
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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
And now, my younger brother who was senselessly murdered 2 days ago.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Someone tried to senselessly end her life, yet now thousands of people are cheering for her and celebrating every milestone.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Benjamin Voisin, who previously worked with Ozon on Summer of 85, stars as protagonist Meursault, the novella’s French expat protagonist who senselessly kills a local man on a beach.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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
And now, my younger brother who was senselessly murdered 2 days ago.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Someone tried to senselessly end her life, yet now thousands of people are cheering for her and celebrating every milestone.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Benjamin Voisin, who previously worked with Ozon on Summer of 85, stars as protagonist Meursault, the novella’s French expat protagonist who senselessly kills a local man on a beach.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 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 marathon showed that robots can run—imperfectly, but convincingly enough.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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They can be done imperfectly without being done disastrously.—
Leslie John,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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It should be noted that a tree or any other plant, for that matter, does not stand much of a chance in the long term where the soil drains inadequately.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Senselessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senselessly. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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