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Recent Examples of unwisely
Democrats unwisely preferred one or two defunct airlines over one stronger and more viable combination of the two.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Tom unwisely selects a female Jimmy nicknamed Jimmima (Emma Laird) as his opponent and is promptly and methodically disarmed as painfully as possible.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Dank, drippy corridors and tunnels are unwisely and always creepily traversed.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2025
Editorial, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
For the visitors’ winner, Anthony Gordon unwisely attempted to dribble inside his own half and carelessly lost possession.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Tom unwisely selects a female Jimmy nicknamed Jimmima (Emma Laird) as his opponent and is promptly and methodically disarmed as painfully as possible.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Dank, drippy corridors and tunnels are unwisely and always creepily traversed.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwisely
Adverb
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Denver’s ban predates even the 1994 federal assault weapons ban that Congressmembers foolishly let expire in 2004.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Zilis may be a key witness, since Altman foolishly confided in her.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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It should be noted that a tree or any other plant, for that matter, does not stand much of a chance in the long term where the soil drains inadequately.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Juries in the two trials determined that Meta inadequately policed its site, putting kids in harm’s way.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The registered nurse and community activist has depicted Foster as insufficiently progressive on housing equity issues.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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
Cite this Entry
“Unwisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwisely. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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