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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmally
Adverb
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To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025 -
Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Champions League trophies are what coaches — including Ancelotti, whose hopes of a sixth are fading — desire and Emery scores poorly on that front.—
Justin Guthrie,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau all score poorly on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The attack left parts of the residence badly burned, though no one was injured.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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There was Cole Anthony, who was playing so badly earlier this season that he was removed from the rotation, hitting big shot after big shot against the Hawks.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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That started off bad and got better.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2023
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“Abysmally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmally. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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