horribly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horribly
Adverb
  • What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • That could be terribly damaging, especially with the arrival of the low season and everything.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Today’s large language models often perform more poorly in those languages than in, say, English.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Animated Lord Of The Rings prequel, War Of The Rohirrim, which fared poorly with critics at 48% on Rotten Tomatoes but much better with audiences at 82%.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That started off bad and got better.
    Vulture, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2023
Adverb
  • Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • No victory can meet those standards, and with the benefit of hindsight, even those celebrated for their purity fail the ‘perfect’ test badly.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Horribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horribly. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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