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Recent Examples of unwisely
Against the 76ers on Saturday, Gradey Dick missed a layup in transition, unwisely trying to shoot over Joel Embiid.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwisely
Adverb
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This game was over early in the second quarter when Alabama, trailing 3-0, foolishly attempted to convert a fourth and one from their 34-yard line.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Forget any sanctimonious spewing sermon about pro sports foolishly believing these types of things would not happen.—
Mac Engel
October 23,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 2026
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The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Both of these species are large aquatic rodents that influence ecosystems – beaver dam building changes how water moves, sometimes undesirably for land owners, while nutria are non-native and damaging to wetlands.—
Alex Jensen,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
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While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Unwisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwisely. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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