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Recent Examples of abysmal Cam Johnson finished with 13 points and did it on an abysmal 3-for-20 clip. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 After the abysmal start at Goodison Park, Amorim will have been desperate for a measured opening to this match. Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 That's despite asset prices collapsing after an abysmal 2022, culminating in the exchange FTX going belly-up. Brady Dale, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 But at least in the corporate world, chainsaw-wielding executives have an abysmal record of effectively cutting costs, Forbes executive editor Matt Schifrin writes. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abysmal

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“Abysmal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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