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Recent Examples of alarmingly
The club is also overflowing with depth starters while remaining alarmingly short on traditional relievers.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Night sweats are alarmingly common, affecting up to 41% of the population, and people between the ages of 41 and 55 are the most susceptible.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
Sometimes the dance floor is alarmingly sticky.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The Americans even modified a Boeing 747 to carry a huge experimental and alarmingly dangerous chemical laser designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles that was more of a menace to the crew than the missiles.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Society has largely taken for granted that our bodies—and, perhaps most alarmingly, our brains—harbor microplastics.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
That combination is proving alarmingly effective for cybercriminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Grief gets layered on top of grief and secrets stack sky high as suburban normalcy decays into something at once alarmingly unstable and comfortingly funny.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Paul got emotional after seeing the list, and gave a short speech that was alarmingly self-aware.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Night sweats are alarmingly common, affecting up to 41% of the population, and people between the ages of 41 and 55 are the most susceptible.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
Sometimes the dance floor is alarmingly sticky.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The Americans even modified a Boeing 747 to carry a huge experimental and alarmingly dangerous chemical laser designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles that was more of a menace to the crew than the missiles.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Society has largely taken for granted that our bodies—and, perhaps most alarmingly, our brains—harbor microplastics.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Jan. 2026
That combination is proving alarmingly effective for cybercriminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Grief gets layered on top of grief and secrets stack sky high as suburban normalcy decays into something at once alarmingly unstable and comfortingly funny.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Paul got emotional after seeing the list, and gave a short speech that was alarmingly self-aware.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmingly
Adverb
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Thompson’s death was greeted with horror and sympathy for the victim’s family but also with disturbingly widespread support for the assassin—fueled by outrage at insurers, whom many fault for blocking medical care.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is often tension between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but to make this kind of public accusation – that his mother behaved in a narcissistic, controlling and disturbingly sexualised way – is unforgivable.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The pipeline of new antibiotics remains distressingly thin, and most drugs currently in development are structurally similar to existing antibiotics, potentially limiting their effectiveness.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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That can be forgiven thanks to the film’s evocative imagery and the emotional resonance of its central themes, distressingly familiar to anyone who has ever lost themselves in a relationship.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is a curious absence of any patience in exploring the forces shaping their unsettlingly growing worldview.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Free speech has become a major liability in a disgustingly litigious society.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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These include those who disgustingly celebrated the murder of Brian Thompson and all but beatified his alleged assassin, and those who made light of and mocked the attack on Pelosi’s family and the Minnesota lawmakers.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But for me, the whole process—taking everything off the bed, washing all the pieces, and finding a place to store it all—is annoyingly tedious.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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Despite striking a nerve in Beijing and around the world, the product’s concept is annoyingly good.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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No Diego Luna for Best Actor, no Stellan Skarsgård for Best Supporting Actor, no Elizabeth Dulau for Best Supporting Actress, and, most irritatingly of all, no Genevieve O’Reilly for Best Actress.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Sennott and her costars speak with an irritatingly fake affect, are shallower than a puddle in the desert and prize selfishness, indolence and artifice.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The new club opening in Fort Worth is in an awfully competitive landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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That last part can be awfully hard to do.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Alarmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmingly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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