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Recent Examples of grossly
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
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Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The movement, grossly underreported by Western outlets, was arguably the world’s single most effective social movement in the 2010s.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Day in, day out, for a grossly underpaid starting salary of $34,400 per year.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Safety measures were grossly inadequate.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
So, to be clear, that 14 billion number is grossly overstated.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Santa Monica Police Department announced that officers had arrested Jaysawn Williams, 18, of Rialto, who was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Erwin Chemerinsky, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The movement, grossly underreported by Western outlets, was arguably the world’s single most effective social movement in the 2010s.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, the current law is grossly inadequate and many people will suffer as a result.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Day in, day out, for a grossly underpaid starting salary of $34,400 per year.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Safety measures were grossly inadequate.
—Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
So, to be clear, that 14 billion number is grossly overstated.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Santa Monica Police Department announced that officers had arrested Jaysawn Williams, 18, of Rialto, who was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossly
Adverb
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Drinks are egregiously expensive, unfortunately.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Never has the United States had a secretary of defense less capable, more egregiously belligerent, or less suited to provide civilian direction of a war than Pete Hegseth.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The vast majority of drivers stop speeding after one or two camera violations, but a small and extremely reckless group of super speeders flagrantly endanger themselves and everyone around them.—
Mike Flynn,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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At least four federal judges blocked some of those subpoenas as flagrantly illicit overreach.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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And finally… The death of seven PAOK supporters in a road accident last week was an unspeakably awful tragedy, and one that will hang over the club for a long time.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Furyk getting another go at things after already failing miserably signals the PGA has no idea how to even begin trying to turn things around.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is about law enforcement who are doing their jobs and a suspect who tried to do something and failed miserably.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Grossly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossly. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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