as in unreasonably
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Recent Examples of obscenely
Is the obscenely neon orange color necessary?
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Powell stars as a man offing his obscenely wealthy family to resecure an inheritance.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Divorce court for the obscenely moneyed is the ideal venue for observing this particular kind of specimen.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The narrative of the obscenely rich exploiting every link in the chain to amass more wealth — at the expense of shareholders, government banks and the people of India — was the old story.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Willa became a fan favorite — the aspiring playwright who offers an outside perspective of the obscenely wealthy and manipulative Roy family.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscenely
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Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.—
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Now, the justices have agreed to consider whether the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined Pitchford waived his right to challenge the race-neutral reasons prosecutors put forth for striking the four prospective jurors after his trial.—
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The Balaclava Nothing beats a balaclava on those unbearably cold days.—
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Why make flights unbearably chilly, then?—
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Instead of keeping the ball tucked, Mitchell tried to extend it and inexcusably lost the ball.—
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After the storm, attempts to rescue people trapped in their homes and to get them out of town were inexcusably slow.—
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In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
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Some journalists dress extravagantly, a longstanding tradition at this news conference, hoping to stand out in the packed hall and catch the president’s eye for a chance to ask a question.—
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Many have noted that the health care system in the United States is an inefficient, unconscionably expensive, gawd-awful mess.—
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“Obscenely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscenely. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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