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Recent Examples of critically
And critically, this regrowth isn’t directed by the brain sending detailed instructions.
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Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
An argument inside a North Philadelphia bar after Super Bowl LX led to a shooting that left a 29-year-old man critically wounded, according to police.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago were able to keep a critically ill patient alive for 48 hours after removing both of his lungs, the hospital reported last week.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, the fire department was notified that the man who was critically injured in the fire died at a hospital Wednesday.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Our beloved sister, Samantha, lost her life that morning while trying to protect our family, and others were critically injured.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
His mother, Mary Lou, was also critically injured but has since been recovering.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Andrew Wolfe was critically injured in the attack.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
An argument inside a North Philadelphia bar after Super Bowl LX led to a shooting that left a 29-year-old man critically wounded, according to police.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago were able to keep a critically ill patient alive for 48 hours after removing both of his lungs, the hospital reported last week.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, the fire department was notified that the man who was critically injured in the fire died at a hospital Wednesday.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Our beloved sister, Samantha, lost her life that morning while trying to protect our family, and others were critically injured.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
His mother, Mary Lou, was also critically injured but has since been recovering.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Andrew Wolfe was critically injured in the attack.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for critically
Adverb
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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His mother had just been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents the previous day, a fact that may have negatively impacted Kevin’s health, Mendoza recalls one of the doctors saying.—
Susana Erazo,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The barely disguised soullessness with which AI leaders operate, perhaps, has provided a window for entrepreneurs to peddle a more humane message, in good faith or not in good faith, naively or cynically.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fairly or unfairly, genuinely or cynically, questions about Mamdani and Israel—and Palestine, and Jews, and faith, and war, and peace—appear likely to continue.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Both leaders are underwater with respondents, with Trump viewed unfavorably by 8 percent more respondents than those who viewed him favorably and Biden viewed unfavorably by 10 percent more respondents than those who viewed him favorably.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2026
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Of the respondents, 25% view unions unfavorably with another 27% neutral and 1% having never heard of unions.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fatsis quotes a Britannica editor comparing Wikipedia, disparagingly, to a public rest room—a comparison that’s not entirely wrong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Critically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critically. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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