ungracefully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungracefully
Adverb
  • But not before Baldelli awkwardly removed Willi Castro from the game early, hoping to earn him applause, and instead setting off more speculation.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The camera rolls as West lies on a futuristic bed with Elon Musk, awkwardly comparing relationship woes.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • And, unfortunately, their decline in both areas has run simultaneously with other Bundesliga clubs becoming far better in each department.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Virginia Tech is unfortunately all too familiar with violence on campus as 32 professors and students were killed in a mass shooting, on April 16, 2007.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Ungracefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracefully. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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