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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 earliest accusation came in 1993 when the stepdaughter claimed to relatives that Errol touched her inappropriately at the family’s home.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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In April 2024, Timothy Daugherty was pulled from his substitute teaching job at Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township after he was accused and later charged with inappropriately touching six victims, who were 9 to 11 years old.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Denham’s name was spelled incorrectly in an earlier version of this story.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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My question incorrectly presupposed that Kiffin had gotten over it.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Read more about this unbearably adorable two-month-old baby pygmy hippopotamus at the link in bio.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While this does not sound terribly steep, this was in Earth's gravity — in the lower gravity of Mars, this would be equivalent to a 30 degree slope.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … SINKING FEELING – Woman's attempt to protest ICE arrest in Massachusetts goes terribly wrong.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Noel Acciari, who has been horribly banged up in recent years, made his preseason debut in this one.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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With a parachute billowing behind him, Miura makes a couple of pizza turns on the sheer and horribly icy Lhotse Face before catching an edge and then tumbling several thousand feet to the bank of a crevasse.—
Outside,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Panthers were awfully thin at receiver come the game’s end.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Sep. 2025
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And Weber has to keep Canvas Stadium full — or awfully close.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The scientists found that the problem has been grossly underestimated and urgently requires better urban planning and infrastructure to address it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Oct. 2025
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She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Vulgarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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