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Recent Examples of unkindly
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Mischa was one of the young women stalked by photographers and treated unkindly by online bloggers.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
So, any threats to Levesque’s new creative control would also likely be looked upon unkindly by talent.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023
David Brace says he’s seen more travelers treat each other unkindly in recent months, including confrontations over masks and personal space.
—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
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This move wouldn't be looked at unkindly by new Brazil national team manager Dorival Jr., who is currently in Europe to keep tabs on players such as Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Vitor Roque and Raphinha.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Mischa was one of the young women stalked by photographers and treated unkindly by online bloggers.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
So, any threats to Levesque’s new creative control would also likely be looked upon unkindly by talent.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023
David Brace says he’s seen more travelers treat each other unkindly in recent months, including confrontations over masks and personal space.
—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unkindly
Adjective
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Social media were a bit more unkind.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s a difference between sharing opinions that have been widely held on topics and hate speech that is unkind, uses names or wishes harm, by Doherty’s description.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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No one bears the consequences more cruelly than the homeless themselves.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Active grants have been cruelly rescinded, leaving community theaters, local museums, facing sudden funding gaps and uncertainty over expenses for work already underway.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The band was concerned about their record label’s reaction, but despite the movie’s scene with a Myers cameo as a contemptuous exec, Reid insists there was no confrontation.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are some good, compassionate officers out there, but the general attitude has become cold, cruel and contemptuous toward homeless individuals.—
Bruce Higgins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s reaction to Modi’s trip to Tianjin has been scornful, claiming that India is offering to drop all tariffs on American goods.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Trump, too, is scornful of what European diplomacy could achieve, declaring recently that Iran doesn’t want to talk to Europe.—
Garret Martin,
The Conversation,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Emily’s father didn’t say it in a disparaging way—more like That was just Ryan.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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And there would be lots of soldiers around, either Army or National Guard, and the people who were civilians would be young people, very disparaging about the military.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On Friday, Angels lawyer Stephen Ladsous showed Tarter his X account, which had multiple retweets of derogatory posts about team owner Arte Moreno.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a May 2025 interview with the Daily Mail, Davis denied talking about his political views or using derogatory language around Stause.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Audit your activities ruthlessly.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Much of this year’s online discourse has grown particularly toxic, as many WNBA fans ruthlessly tear down players in the name of their faves, with many of these players experiencing a torrent of online and verbal abuse.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Unkindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unkindly. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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