as in sadly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentably
Adverb
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Right now, Commissioner Tisch, sadly, is a lonely voice.—
Maud Maron,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Switching to decaffeinated tea or coffee sadly isn’t the answer, as the polyphenols still remain intact.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But unfortunately, this isn't helping you—or your pans—out in the long run.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But the producers — irritatingly overplayed by Chuck McCann and Robert Staats, who regrettably seize the vast majority of screen time — aren’t really hoping to make a killing.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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The alleged fraud continued after the June board meeting, as Motorsport’s CFO opined to minority investors the company had regrettably overpaid for 704Games by $1.1 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The Palestinian population would live unhappily, but under the day-to-day administration of a Palestinian government.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although Hemingway had been somewhat happily employed by the Toronto Star Weekly as a foreign correspondent since 1921, in 1923 he was unhappily transferred to feature writing for the Toronto Daily Star under the notorious Hindmarsh.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Lamentably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentably. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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