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Recent Examples of unwisely
Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Then, as England’s defenders desperately appealed for handball, Maradona somewhat unwisely celebrated by repeatedly raising his left fist to the crowd, replicating his decisive touch.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Mando has a brush with death after unwisely angering the Hutts, who task him with hunting down Jabba's son, Rotta (Jeremy Allen White).
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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
Advertisement Tom unwisely selects a female Jimmy nicknamed Jimmima (Emma Laird) as his opponent and is promptly and methodically disarmed as painfully as possible.
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Megan McCluskey,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.
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Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Dank, drippy corridors and tunnels are unwisely and always creepily traversed.
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Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Apr. 2025
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Then, as England’s defenders desperately appealed for handball, Maradona somewhat unwisely celebrated by repeatedly raising his left fist to the crowd, replicating his decisive touch.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Mando has a brush with death after unwisely angering the Hutts, who task him with hunting down Jabba's son, Rotta (Jeremy Allen White).
—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Democrats unwisely preferred one or two defunct airlines over one stronger and more viable combination of the two.
—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
2 May 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
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Just as foolishly, Britain has severely hindered production of its North Sea oil and has refused to embrace fracking.
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Taxi drivers who foolishly remained nearby shook their heads as the streets only filled up further, boxing them in.
Adverb
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As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.
Adverb
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This is another entry that seems hastily done, insufficiently explained.
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Dougherty led the criminal investigation that found two sources for the fire – an old fire that had been insufficiently smothered and Xcel power lines.
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.
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While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.
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“Unwisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwisely. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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