unpleasantly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasantly
Adverb
  • The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 May 2025
  • Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Adverb
  • That is a big part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: people of low character behaving badly.
    Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
  • That lesson is one that Washington badly needs to learn.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Adverb
  • The preteen died on Friday, May 2 after falling ill.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • The students fell ill within minutes of eating rice and potato curry, vomiting and convulsing with stomach cramps.
    Peter Guo, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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“Unpleasantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasantly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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