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Recent Examples of abusively
Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.
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Bob Egelko,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Instead, the justices suggested that the board should propose a state law that could impose penalties, such as reductions in attorneys’ fees, for lawyers who act abusively.
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Bob Egelko,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abusively
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At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
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Anyone angry enough to punch someone else in the head that viciously should go straight to jail.
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In footage posted to X by former Mayor Eric Adams, dozens of bystanders can be seen filming as Jaden is savagely beaten, when one of his attackers draws a firearm and shoots him at point-blank range.
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In the fight originally pushed as the co-main event, R&B artist Ray J was savagely knocked out by hip-hop internet meme legend, Supah Hot Fire.
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Underdog sides have generally attempted to build up methodically with the ball, but any lapses of concentration have been ruthlessly punished by attackers who press hard and counter-attack quickly.
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Leaders must immediately audit burn rate, freeze nonessential spend, tighten inventory cycles and reforecast ruthlessly.
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In May 2025, the zoo posted a video of authorities taking a giraffe and accused them of seizing it inhumanely.
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The complaints also allege the 37 people detained were taken to the Broadview ICE detention center where they were treated inhumanely.
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The second Test was all over rapidly and mercilessly on Sunday when Matt Henry took the remaining five wickets within the first hour to finish with 11 in the match.
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Some commentators’ dark horses for the tournament, Norway qualified from Europe with a perfect record, pillaging goals at will, while mercilessly dispatching opponents.
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Residents were treated carelessly, disrespectfully, insensitively.
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In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.
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The department was known to operate callously, firing people by email or locking them out of buildings.
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Altman accused of making ChatGPT unsafe The lawsuit joins prior suits accusing Altman of callously deploying AI systems without regard for user safety.
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For her next project, she’s headed as far from there as humanly (or inhumanly) possible.
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“Abusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abusively. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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