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Recent Examples of vexingly
Alongside the investigation into Anders’s kidnapping and death, Elsbeth is managing another aspect of her social life and her complicated feelings about a character who’s gone but vexingly unforgettable.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
But his spasms, vexingly, grew more frequent and severe.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
But his spasms, vexingly, grew more frequent and severe.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vexingly
Adverb
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Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Unfortunately and annoyingly, sometimes sayings like that are repeated so much for a reason.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Such politicians viewed literature as subversive, irritatingly highbrow, and—like socialism—suspiciously European.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aaron, with divine intervention, turns the dust of the land into gnats that irritatingly cover humans and animals throughout Egypt.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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The basic themes of Hearst’s life and the novels that dramatize it remain distressingly relevant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Apr. 2026
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others.—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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And, most alarmingly, Nick’s home doesn’t belong to him — and his wife and daughter aren’t there.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The watchlist for the next Medallia is growing but not alarmingly long.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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Patient arthouse viewers, however, will find much to chew on here as a subtly cerebral film about small bodies unsettlingly, hilariously navigating a big, violent world.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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On the season premiere of It Happened in Hollywood, director Lynne Littman and star Jane Alexander, nominated for an Oscar for her performance, revisit the film’s enduring impact, offering a deeply personal look at a project that still feels unsettlingly urgent.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Vexingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vexingly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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