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Recent Examples of vulgarly
The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarly
Adverb
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Zahrt first called the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 when her then-7-year-old daughter began rubbing lotion on herself inappropriately, and claimed that was how her father instructed her to do so, Zahrt said in the Hulu series.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The physicians the Globe interviewed didn’t suggest patients were enrolled in hospice inappropriately.—
Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Caleb Crawford was convicted of indecently touching a 12-year-old girl in October 2016 and was in jail until October 2018.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Vagner was tall, unbearably handsome and disarmingly charming.—
Lisa Poliak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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But today, the home sits almost unbearably silent.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Kyle has treated Amanda, who suffered as his side chick for years before being elevated to main chick, terribly.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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This isn’t terribly surprising given NASA’s wildly successful Artemis II mission carrying four astronauts around the Moon last month.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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When a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Reacher is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vulgarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarly. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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