as in unnaturally
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She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
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Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
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Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.
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Next to the pitch were tents artificially heated to a minimum of 95 degrees Fahrenheit, where players completed fitness tests on exercise bikes while staff measured their performance.
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In short, the owners colluded to artificially suppress players’ salaries.
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Russia has repeatedly falsely claimed to be in control of cities when that is far from the case.
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But many drivers falsely believe high-octane gas offers a kind of treat for their engines.
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The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead.
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By the time the data are viewed by a human, the pattern looks deceptively coherent because every subsequent step was built on the same flawed interpretation.
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The result is a bed that looks tidy and composed rather than slept-in—artfully arranged, and frankly, a little pleased with its own posture.
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The new owner, Jasen Mark, snapped it up four years ago, then spent $8 million to turn a rundown resort into a new five-star property that artfully straddles modern amenities and a nostalgic embrace of simpler times.
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“Affectedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectedly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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