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Recent Examples of darkly
Advertisement Advertisement A recent spate of darkly glittering comedies give us the opportunity to do just that.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The darkly comedic espionage drama, which received a very early Season 7 renewal, follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known affectionately as Slough House.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The celebrity chef’s raw and darkly humorous memoir explores her family’s demise and reconstruction — through divorce, estrangements, a brother’s sudden death and another’s suicide.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Planned or not, that mess is smoothed out as the film proceeds, and Washington’s performance goes from languorous and dazed to razor-sharp and darkly humorous—reminiscent of the work he’s done for Lee in the past.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
As revealed in the stylish first poster, the darkly funny post-apocalyptic drama is set to premiere in December 2025, with the exact date still to be confirmed.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The tone is probably more darkly comic.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The book is also darkly funny in a lot of places.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The darkly comedic espionage drama, which received a very early Season 7 renewal, follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 known affectionately as Slough House.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The celebrity chef’s raw and darkly humorous memoir explores her family’s demise and reconstruction — through divorce, estrangements, a brother’s sudden death and another’s suicide.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Planned or not, that mess is smoothed out as the film proceeds, and Washington’s performance goes from languorous and dazed to razor-sharp and darkly humorous—reminiscent of the work he’s done for Lee in the past.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
As revealed in the stylish first poster, the darkly funny post-apocalyptic drama is set to premiere in December 2025, with the exact date still to be confirmed.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The tone is probably more darkly comic.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
The book is also darkly funny in a lot of places.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darkly
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Look pessimistically, and perhaps the inexperience is too much of a barrier.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Opioid addiction is distressingly common in nearly every contact and combat sport, but Kerr was isolated from the endemic abuse of painkillers in the industry.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Video footage from the day shows Beau, 4, pacing the hallway and sitting miserably after his little brother said goodbye to him before going to school.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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For many, this summer has felt like one of the most miserably hot in recent memory.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Darkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darkly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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