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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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Ideally everything will reach the market quickly, if imperfectly, rather than Anduril waiting another decade and spending billions to reach 100% perfection.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But the trajectory seems to be that science is learning, cautiously and imperfectly, to author life.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 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 19 May. 2026.
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