unnaturally

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Recent Examples of unnaturally On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick. Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The governing body will undoubtedly see this as a massive win for its new Trionda ball which has received some criticism for moving unnaturally fast. Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026 New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026 His baritone vocals are well presented, falling neatly into the frequency range the speaker likes to emphasize, though they are unnaturally boosted in some of his lowest notes. Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 Some of the earliest sculptures ever depict naked women with unnaturally exaggerated breasts, hips and pubic triangles, but scholars still disagree about how to interpret them. Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 The water is actually unnaturally clear because more than 400 trillion invasive Black Sea quagga mussels have taken over the bottom of the lake. Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnaturally
artificially
Adverb
  • The regulation is believed to be the world’s first tackling the emotional link between man and artificially intelligent machine.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Last year, Greystar settled a lawsuit accusing the housing giant of colluding to keep rents artificially high, agreeing to pay $7 million in fees and penalties.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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“Unnaturally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnaturally. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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