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Recent Examples of uncontrollably
Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
There is always a chance the stem cells could grow uncontrollably, crowding out native cells and damaging the brain.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
There is always a chance the stem cells could grow uncontrollably, crowding out native cells and damaging the brain.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
Adverb
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Granted, by the time the Jet Skis are swinging crazily in the air, Nathan has only been onboard for a few hours.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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That seems like a crazily low number of songs.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Coon’s Agnes is a broken woman desperately looking for companionship following the devastating loss of her son and the physical and emotional violence inflicted on her by her ex-husband.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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This franchise desperately needs elite talent, and the best chance of securing that is by tanking for as high a draft pick as possible.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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At the bottom of the hill, Phillips' husband was frantically searching for someone who could help him.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of the women described a crowd surge as people frantically tried to escape from a basement nightclub up a flight of stairs and through a narrow door.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Inside Friendly Arctic, a local printing shop, circular machines with long metal branches spin feverishly.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Dec. 2025
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The new flick’s trailer shows Pierre’s hands feverishly sketching the 2025 inauguration night gown.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Song Sung Blue is very much a two-hander, exploring the real-life romantic and professional pairing of Mike and Claire Sardina (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson), entertainers who teamed up to form the wildly popular Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning and Thunder.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Les Baux-de-Provence Built into a rocky outcropping that's part of the Alpilles mountain chain, Les Baux-de-Provence has a rugged and wildly impressive setting.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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An ex-trader explained that if bettors exhibited potential signs of compulsive gambling, such as frenetically emptying and refilling their account balance, the trader would check if RG wanted to reach out to make sure the customer was OK.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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The early-career excitement Spielberg generated with Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind came to a thudding halt with the frenetically busy, hopelessly bloated war comedy, 1941.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The scariest change, though, is that in an America where guardrails have fallen, tech-sector parasites run amok in our hands and heads, and trust in government is close to nonexistent, what seemed totally implausible in 1996 now feels like reasonable societal comment.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The scariest change, though, is that in an America where guardrails have fallen, tech sector parasites run amok in our hands and heads and trust in government is close to nonexistent, what seemed totally implausible in 1996 now feels like reasonable societal comment.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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No, these are for the space fans who are madly obsessed with the universe.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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Democrats don’t want to rush madly to sign the petitions, which might create appearances that the effort was being led solely by Democrats rather than the bipartisan coalitions that have championed the discharge campaigns.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Uncontrollably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollably. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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