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as in darkly
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as in somberly
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Adverb
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The proximity to the urban footprint is in part what made this region such a heavily trafficked crossing point.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
2 June 2025 -
The variable in the United States is going to be squad strength, and how heavily the favourites commit at the end of hard seasons.—
Phil Hay
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
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The seller was unhappily mulling it when another offer emerged, then another.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bleakly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleakly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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