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Recent Examples of unpleasantly
However, there’s a line between tastefully old-school and unpleasantly outdated.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Also not missed are the crass laughs of the slicker 2012 film, which had an unpleasantly cynical, snide edge.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Onward and upward The unpleasantly steep hills that I'm blessed with between my home and the city often proved too much for the hub motor.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Also not missed are the crass laughs of the slicker 2012 film, which had an unpleasantly cynical, snide edge.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Onward and upward The unpleasantly steep hills that I'm blessed with between my home and the city often proved too much for the hub motor.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasantly
Adverb
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That last part can be awfully hard to do.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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With so many decisions to make, the Chiefs would have to get awfully creative to extend cornerback Trent McDuffie (who is entering the final year of his contract), which is why his name has floated in trade hypotheticals.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not that she’s been terribly missed in the deeply Democratic state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But his comparison also raises the possibility that before anybody can figure out how to get the AI boom right, something must go horribly wrong.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The only one who cares about Pits is her young brother, who was horribly disfigured in a fire and is the target of bullies.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The party is also expected to fare badly in regional and local elections in May.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Raw eggs were left at room temperature, some cans were badly dented and there was food debris on the can opener.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Democrats appallingly gamed the system early on by inserting their activists (rather than fair-minded community members) on the map-drawing panels.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The nu-metal tribute to the late right-wing activist is deeply catchy and sickeningly soppy, like Creed but a lot worse.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Unpleasantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasantly. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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