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offensively

ADVERB
obnoxiously
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ADVERB
outrageously
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He helped Nick Suzuki become one of the most offensively efficient centers in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Her ability to switch out on guards and play on the perimeter and help us out is really, really big. And obviously offensively, she’s such a big offensive player.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Patriots aren't outstanding in any one category, offensively or defensively, but Maye has been brilliant, especially as a second-year quarterback.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

But despite fielding a young team that struggled offensively, the Wolverines still had an outside chance at making the College Football Playoff heading into the final week of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

They duly ate, but ignored him; drank and were either rude to his face or talked to one another about him, loudly and offensively, as though he had not been there.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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