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Recent Examples of unceremoniously
However, there have been some question marks over the show’s future given parent company Paramount’s decision to unceremoniously cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, of which Stewart is one of the exec producers.
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Peter White, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Even allowing for a poor end to the 2023-24 campaign, which was due in part to crippling injuries across his forward line, a 14th-place finish represented success for a man who took charge just days before the start of the season after Julen Lopetegui walked out unceremoniously.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
When the Exposition closed that November, however, it was unceremoniously disassembled, never to be seen again.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Most congressmen unceremoniously scramble to duck behind their benches.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The last time was when Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry was removed from his position unceremoniously in 2016, and replaced by Ratan Tata, then-chairman of Tata Trusts, to also serve as interim chairman of Tata Sons.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Bailey unceremoniously fires Meredith, Webber, and Alex after learning they very much had something to do with it, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2023, Brooke Shields also told PEOPLE about receiving the cake for a decade before being unceremoniously removed from the recipient list.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava may have been unceremoniously shown the door, but the power will soon shift back to them as they — along with whomever is cut in third place — will get to determine whose reality TV dreams come true and whose dream will quickly turn into a nightmare.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Even allowing for a poor end to the 2023-24 campaign, which was due in part to crippling injuries across his forward line, a 14th-place finish represented success for a man who took charge just days before the start of the season after Julen Lopetegui walked out unceremoniously.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
When the Exposition closed that November, however, it was unceremoniously disassembled, never to be seen again.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Most congressmen unceremoniously scramble to duck behind their benches.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The last time was when Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry was removed from his position unceremoniously in 2016, and replaced by Ratan Tata, then-chairman of Tata Trusts, to also serve as interim chairman of Tata Sons.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Bailey unceremoniously fires Meredith, Webber, and Alex after learning they very much had something to do with it, too.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2023, Brooke Shields also told PEOPLE about receiving the cake for a decade before being unceremoniously removed from the recipient list.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Rachel, Will, Kelley, Lauren, Keanu, and Ava may have been unceremoniously shown the door, but the power will soon shift back to them as they — along with whomever is cut in third place — will get to determine whose reality TV dreams come true and whose dream will quickly turn into a nightmare.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unceremoniously
Adverb
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These pull-on style pants can easily be dressed down with a T-shirt to wear casually, or with a nice blouse or dress shirt and be boardroom-ready.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dress casually for fun exercise and meet new, friendly people.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That means giving back, informally, to fulfill teachers’ wish lists and with the Eagles Autism Foundation.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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So, is the idea to replicate the British pub experience of people discussing hot topics informally?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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Also bent on finding the stone are sadistic rebel commander Captain Poison (David Harewood, oozing evil) and the coolly calculating Colonel (Arnold Vosloo), Danny’s one-time mentor as a soldier-for-hire.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Yet without a single footwork adjustment, Cherki trots up and nonchalantly whips a half-volley into the top corner.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the video, the TikToker can be seen looking around nonchalantly as the glowing ride approaches him.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Unceremoniously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unceremoniously. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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