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Recent Examples of abysmally
In practice, this meant that the state set abysmally low standards for what students should learn to advance and graduate.
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.
—Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
The attrition rate was abysmally high.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.
—Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026
The attrition rate was abysmally high.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmally
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When a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Reacher is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Second, the only games the Spurs have lost in this series are when either Wemby has played terribly or gotten thrown out of the game.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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But even doing very little can still go terribly wrong.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Especially early in its career, Hum was dreadfully misclassified as just another soft-to-loud/Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana wannabe, and remained criminally under-appreciated for its heavy/stoner-friendly Midwestern shoegaze vibes long after its breakup.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
16 May 2026
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More than anything, this documentary is dreadfully dull.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Through indefatigable research, Kara fixes poorly remembered facts and makes a decent case that the publicity galvanized the movement to abolish British slavery a half century later.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Just avoid natural stone materials like marble, which can react poorly to many cleaning products.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Quatraro’s comment about not having 25 major-league quality players floating around may sound awfully familiar to Royals fans.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Because Baggers are awfully low to begin with.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Baran and others at RAND were working on national security issues, including what to do about its disastrously fragile communications system.—
Laura Isensee,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The 42-year-old Dos Santos' first MMA bout since 2024 ended disastrously when Despaigne caught him with a three-punch combo that left Dos Santos senseless on the canvas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Simon, United States, 2025, WORLD PREMIERE Trapped alone in a haunted room, a paranormal researcher’s experiment goes horrifically wrong.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Friendships fraying, puberty unevenly invading our bodies in ways both private and horrifically public.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Abysmally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abysmally. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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