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Recent Examples of unnaturally
And now a lot of birds around the globe are starting their days earlier than ever, because of unnaturally bright skies caused by light pollution.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
The lights were on, but the house seemed unnaturally quiet.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Zombies are what happen when a juvenile life stage is unnaturally protracted.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
California wildlife officials are urging hunters and trappers to remain vigilant after several wild pigs in Monterey County were discovered with unnaturally blue flesh, an indication that the animals may have ingested rodent poison commonly used in agricultural pest control.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
The lights were on, but the house seemed unnaturally quiet.
—Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Zombies are what happen when a juvenile life stage is unnaturally protracted.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
California wildlife officials are urging hunters and trappers to remain vigilant after several wild pigs in Monterey County were discovered with unnaturally blue flesh, an indication that the animals may have ingested rodent poison commonly used in agricultural pest control.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnaturally
artificially
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Manufacturers artificially create sugar alcohols and use them as bulking sugars to cut the intense sweetness of other no-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cost-sharing is typically based on these artificially high list prices.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Unnaturally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnaturally. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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