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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-naturedly
Adverb
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Aimee Lou Wood, the British breakout star of The White Lotus season three, said Saturday Night Live has apologized after unkindly parodying her during Saturday night’s show.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025 -
She was always being driven mad by Kubrick, very unkindly.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2024
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Suzanne’s disappearance will reverberate for years, in much the same way that fissures in her and Jeanne’s upbringing echo throughout their adult lives (their mother died young, and their father was ill-equipped to parent alone).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Jelly Roll fell ill and Post Malone filled in for him at the last minute.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Ill-naturedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-naturedly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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