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Recent Examples of ineffectively
Williams was awarded the win because Brazobán pitched briefly and ineffectively and surrendered the lead while throwing less than an inning.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Not Hiring Or Managing Staff Effectively One of the reasons why having operating capital up front is so critical is that not hiring enough staff members or managing them ineffectively can be the biggest nail in a franchise's downfall.
—Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Not Hiring Or Managing Staff Effectively One of the reasons why having operating capital up front is so critical is that not hiring enough staff members or managing them ineffectively can be the biggest nail in a franchise's downfall.
—Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectively
Adverb
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That seems too much to ask of the curators, who lamely paired such items as an ensemble from the fashion house Alaïa from last year with an Asante-Akan akua ’ba child figure.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The toss to the latest iteration of the Cool Runnings crew was followed later by Snoop lamely announcing his (fake) Italian heritage by listing crime families from the Godfather and more.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, investors have piled into safer bets this year as uncertainly and geopolitical tensions remained high.—
Hugh Leask,Tasmin Lockwood,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2025
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My mother paused uncertainly mid-step with her hands outstretched toward Elna’s suitcases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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There’s a ceiling fan turning lazily.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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The beats lazily play into aughts pastiche, ignoring the 15 years of mutation that have morphed trap into plugg, rage, drill, and SahBabii.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ineffectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectively. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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