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Recent Examples of crudely
Trump has responded negatively and crudely to conservatives' criticism of the war in Iran, as peace talks in Pakistan have yet to prove fruitful and Americans' opinion on the war — and Trump — sours, according to public polling.
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Plenty of earbuds have bass, but for many of them, it’s kind of crudely implemented.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s because any time Booth is, say, smoking a cigarette, it is crudely scratched out onscreen — doubtless at once a nod to TV standards and a thumb to the nose at censors.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Those were the days of crudely working insulin, crazy meal schedules and no cell phones.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
On the first couple of nights, as the bats began to explore Latham Island, their head direction cells fired crudely.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
White glue, popsicle sticks, construction paper — crudely cut out and stuck on a milk carton.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Plenty of earbuds have bass, but for many of them, it’s kind of crudely implemented.
—Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s because any time Booth is, say, smoking a cigarette, it is crudely scratched out onscreen — doubtless at once a nod to TV standards and a thumb to the nose at censors.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Those were the days of crudely working insulin, crazy meal schedules and no cell phones.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
On the first couple of nights, as the bats began to explore Latham Island, their head direction cells fired crudely.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
White glue, popsicle sticks, construction paper — crudely cut out and stuck on a milk carton.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2025
Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crudely
Adverb
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Many of the new changes in this version are clumsily presented.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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There are flying cars held at bay by the power of telekenesis and Park teleporting, as the crew clumsily accept their new ‘hero’ roles and attempt to take on the villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Then Anthony Edwards — already hampered by his right knee — leapt to contest a Cam Johnson layup and came down super awkwardly on his left knee, leaving the game.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seconds after tipoff, White awkwardly collided with an Adem Bona screen while pursuing Maxey.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Crudely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudely. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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