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Recent Examples of uncontrollably
Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
But across Oklahoma, the fluid is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old, unplugged wells, polluting land and contaminating drinking water.
—Katie Campbell, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
The Eagles posted a video on the night of the trade of Hurts and Brown on a FaceTime call with each other, laughing uncontrollably.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
But across Oklahoma, the fluid is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old, unplugged wells, polluting land and contaminating drinking water.
—Katie Campbell, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
The Eagles posted a video on the night of the trade of Hurts and Brown on a FaceTime call with each other, laughing uncontrollably.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
Adverb
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The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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And still, crazily enough, there are occasional firsts.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But Uri spots talent, and soon Niki will desperately need the money when Harry lands in the hospital.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Some vehicles try desperately to look adventurous.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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For the sequence when Carol frantically drives away from the hospital, Adams designed a new system with an LED screen that went on front of the truck with a cap on top, so all the light when Carol is driving comes exclusively from the LED screen.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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As avid basketball fans frantically search for highly coveted tickets to the post-season matchup, prices have skyrocketed to attend in person, ranging from courtside at over $42,000 to the cheapest nosebleeds at just under $1,000.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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As Major League Baseball’s Rays make their latest fitful pursuit to build a new Tampa Bay home, an Orlando group is feverishly working to develop a fanbase, win political support, and perhaps gain a chunk of tourism dollars for a ballpark in the event opportunity comes its way.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Fans have spent the past few months feverishly speculating about who the band will hire.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Barely 24 hours later, with Tech down 1-0 in the series but clinging to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth, shortstop Hailey Toney fielded a sharp grounder to her right, pivoted to make the easy throw to third base to get out of the inning — and missed wildly.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Just 20 miles north of Sioux Falls, a quick detour off I-90 leads to a landscape that feels wildly out of place—in the best way.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Their conversation bounced around frenetically, as their conversations tended to do.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Some people ardently believe that AI and AI makers are being allowed to run amok.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The Pope has made his feelings on technology run amok well known since his election.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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This is why couples who prioritize trust, companionship and emotional responsiveness — every day, no matter what — are the ones who still seem madly in love decades later, even when youth and novelty has long since faded.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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And all the while underlings scrambled madly for a correct number.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Uncontrollably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollably. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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