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Recent Examples of annoyingly
Not a massive issue, by any means, but annoyingly repetitive.
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Joe Salas
june 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
That’s an annoyingly solid entry, as well as being our first to use each of their first three pick slots.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Unfortunately and annoyingly, sometimes sayings like that are repeated so much for a reason.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
This pair is surprisingly easy to style and allows for plenty of airflow on annoyingly hot days.
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
The Charlotte stop on his ‘Freedom 250 Tour | The Road to Nashville’ also was, somewhat annoyingly for skeptics, an extremely effective concert experience.
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Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
This is the question most frustrated backyard hosts ask first — and the answer is annoyingly unclear.
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Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
Is my daughter getting the message that divorce makes for annoyingly needy kids and sad parents?
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Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Joe Salas
june 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
That’s an annoyingly solid entry, as well as being our first to use each of their first three pick slots.
—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Sandeep is nothing loath to make trouble for his annoyingly precocious little sister.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Unfortunately and annoyingly, sometimes sayings like that are repeated so much for a reason.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 June 2026
This pair is surprisingly easy to style and allows for plenty of airflow on annoyingly hot days.
—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
The Charlotte stop on his ‘Freedom 250 Tour | The Road to Nashville’ also was, somewhat annoyingly for skeptics, an extremely effective concert experience.
—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
This is the question most frustrated backyard hosts ask first — and the answer is annoyingly unclear.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
Is my daughter getting the message that divorce makes for annoyingly needy kids and sad parents?
—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annoyingly
Adverb
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Such politicians viewed literature as subversive, irritatingly highbrow, and—like socialism—suspiciously European.
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Aaron, with divine intervention, turns the dust of the land into gnats that irritatingly cover humans and animals throughout Egypt.
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High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.
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The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.
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The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
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The basic themes of Hearst’s life and the novels that dramatize it remain distressingly relevant.
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Alongside the investigation into Anders’s kidnapping and death, Elsbeth is managing another aspect of her social life and her complicated feelings about a character who’s gone but vexingly unforgettable.
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But his spasms, vexingly, grew more frequent and severe.
Adverb
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Public trust in medicine and science is alarmingly low, a persistent issue highlighted at Aspen Ideas Health and by the Edelman Trust Barometer, now exacerbated by social media.
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And, most alarmingly, Nick’s home doesn’t belong to him — and his wife and daughter aren’t there.
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Perhaps most disturbingly, there’s a short sequence of a massive pink bunny vaporizing people with its laser eyes.
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The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others.
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“Annoyingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annoyingly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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