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Recent Examples of vulgarly
The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarly
Adverb
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The passenger claimed Riley noticed the kids were watching, but continued to act inappropriately, at one point allegedly appearing to perform oral sex.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the previous school year, the boy strangled and choked a teacher and pulled up a female classmate’s dress and touched her inappropriately on the school playground, the lawsuit claims.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Employees incorrectly used latex gloves for food preparation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The recall was initiated because products containing wheat were incorrectly placed into packaging that doesn't list the presence of wheat, according to the FDA.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Before too long, the day would be unbearably hot.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Joel Quenneville’s immediate impact has been undeniable, while new assistants Jay Woodcroft and Ryan McGill have sparked improvement in what were terribly inefficient special teams last season.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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With its frozen setting, enigmatic characters, and haunting tone, Let The Right One In is, at its core, a twisted and terribly sad love story — as all the best vampire movies are.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The unwanted babies suffer horribly.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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After a three-game slide, getting back in the win column feels awfully good.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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The carousel has gotten awfully crowded.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vulgarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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