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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentably
Adverb
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However, Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) overruled CBFC’s decision and allowed the film to release with minimal cuts (sadly, the tribunal was later dissolved).—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Oscar sadly is too prim and proper to reward its raw sexuality.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Now, unfortunately, cooler heads seem to be prevailing.—
William Walldorf,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But the producers — irritatingly overplayed by Chuck McCann and Robert Staats, who regrettably seize the vast majority of screen time — aren’t really hoping to make a killing.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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The alleged fraud continued after the June board meeting, as Motorsport’s CFO opined to minority investors the company had regrettably overpaid for 704Games by $1.1 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The Palestinian population would live unhappily, but under the day-to-day administration of a Palestinian government.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although Hemingway had been somewhat happily employed by the Toronto Star Weekly as a foreign correspondent since 1921, in 1923 he was unhappily transferred to feature writing for the Toronto Daily Star under the notorious Hindmarsh.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Lamentably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentably. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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