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Recent Examples of disastrously
The decision on the next chief executive at Disney comes almost four years after the company’s choice to replace Iger went disastrously, forcing Iger back into the job.
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Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Any attempt to discipline Romero could backfire disastrously and have a negative impact on the dressing room dynamic, not to mention how badly fans would likely react.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
In retaliating against the Union, TSG decided to disastrously impact its employees, its guests, local businesses, and our community.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Scientists have debated how much unnatural warming — built up in greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuels — is likely to tip us into disastrously unmanageable weather systems.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
For example, when OpenAI's ChatGPT launched in late 2022 and quickly went viral, Google hastily and disastrously stood up Gemini.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Two, how is a glass jar of fig jam supposed to plummet from its shelf without cracking disastrously before retrieval?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Over the years, Greg has gotten into fights with his best friend Rowley and troublemaking brother Rodrick, he’s gone to summer camp and saved his school, even tried his hand (disastrously) at sports.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Former President Joe Biden technically reduced the deficit, but only after beginning his presidency with a $3 trillion shortfall in 2021 to fund his disastrously inflationary American Rescue Plan.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Any attempt to discipline Romero could backfire disastrously and have a negative impact on the dressing room dynamic, not to mention how badly fans would likely react.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
In retaliating against the Union, TSG decided to disastrously impact its employees, its guests, local businesses, and our community.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Scientists have debated how much unnatural warming — built up in greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuels — is likely to tip us into disastrously unmanageable weather systems.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
For example, when OpenAI's ChatGPT launched in late 2022 and quickly went viral, Google hastily and disastrously stood up Gemini.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Two, how is a glass jar of fig jam supposed to plummet from its shelf without cracking disastrously before retrieval?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Over the years, Greg has gotten into fights with his best friend Rowley and troublemaking brother Rodrick, he’s gone to summer camp and saved his school, even tried his hand (disastrously) at sports.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Former President Joe Biden technically reduced the deficit, but only after beginning his presidency with a $3 trillion shortfall in 2021 to fund his disastrously inflationary American Rescue Plan.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrously
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But his comparison also raises the possibility that before anybody can figure out how to get the AI boom right, something must go horribly wrong.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The only one who cares about Pits is her young brother, who was horribly disfigured in a fire and is the target of bullies.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not that she’s been terribly missed in the deeply Democratic state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene have been widely shared and known.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, many of South Carolina’s free vaccination clinics have been poorly attended; some community members hit by the worst of the outbreak in West Texas have stood by their decision to not vaccinate.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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And many of those may be in private hands, which is why the market is treating the private market players so poorly.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 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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Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie's Arizona community gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening while the world can't look away from an incident that is deeply, horrifically sad and frightening.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every three years, death strikes under mysterious circumstances, horrifically killing family members.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disastrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrously. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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