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Recent Examples of reluctantly
The recent gold bug has even led Wall Street to reluctantly capitulate to investors’ desire to buy gold.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The novel follows Cecilia Chen, a wife and mother who reluctantly relocates from Paris to Los Angeles for her husband’s work with their two children in tow.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cam reluctantly answered a few questions, but at one point in the tense interview, took a shot of his Pink Horse Power drink while on air.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
In the series’ most famous scene, Wyler, who has reluctantly accepted the role of Ambassador to the United Kingdom, is read, drag style, by Vice-President Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The novel follows Cecilia Chen, a wife and mother who reluctantly relocates from Paris to Los Angeles for her husband’s work with their two children in tow.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cam reluctantly answered a few questions, but at one point in the tense interview, took a shot of his Pink Horse Power drink while on air.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
In the series’ most famous scene, Wyler, who has reluctantly accepted the role of Ambassador to the United Kingdom, is read, drag style, by Vice-President Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reluctantly
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His crossing has often been a source of frustration, sometimes ballooning the ball too often, taking too long to put it into the area or cutting back on himself hesitantly.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The clip shows the massive American bully hesitantly backing away from a tiny, energetic puppy.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Reeves is a cranky, deadpanning Estragon, wallowing in frustration as his gangly limbs swing, unwillingly turning to his friend but also welcoming the help, the hugs.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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Remember that the members of the military and the National Guard who will be asked to walk these streets are, for the most part, here unwillingly.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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