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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crestfallenly
Adverb
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And sadly Harper and Will are at the SNL 50th [anniversary concert] that night.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025 -
No doubt this film would have been a natural for theatres, even Imax, but, sadly for AMC, the Skydance production for Apple Original Films is headed straight to streaming.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Both bravely and regretfully, Daniel shared how those feelings led him to treat his friends poorly.—
Claudia Levens,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2024
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But the situation is regretfully seeing two conflicting claims from the two parties.—
Jade Gomez,
People.com,
16 Oct. 2024
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“Crestfallenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crestfallenly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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