as in viciously
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Recent Examples of savagely
Sher Bahadur Deuba—who had served five terms as Nepal’s Prime Minister, most recently in 2022—and his wife, Arzu Rana, the foreign minister in Oli’s cabinet, were beaten savagely in their home.
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Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Hurricanes booed savagely on road trips was music to the ears.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Lean, dark shapes-hungry, savagely eager to pounce upon any food that moved within killing range.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Hurricanes booed savagely on road trips was music to the ears.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Lean, dark shapes-hungry, savagely eager to pounce upon any food that moved within killing range.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savagely
Adverb
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Maduro has viciously attacked political opponents and presided over the country’s economic collapse.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Krasznahorkai was born in Hungary in 1954, two years before the Soviets viciously crushed an uprising in Budapest, and his first two novels are soaked through with an atmosphere of political terror.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Marty Supreme stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player in the 1950s who ruthlessly pursues table tennis greatness.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, as China ruthlessly pursues independent innovation, domestic substitution of imports has become a policy priority to ensure tech self-sufficiency in critical industries.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both sides have been fighting mercilessly over Sudanese gold mines.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Savagely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savagely. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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