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alarmistically

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Etymology

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From alarmistic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

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alarmistically (not comparable)

  1. In an alarmistic manner.
    • 1972, Warren Freedman, Cary Stewart Sklaren, Contemporary Social Problems: Selected Readings in Sociology and the Law, Charles C Thomas Pub Limited:
      Its objectives include expanding America's military might, alarmistically publicizing the Soviet Union's growing military threat, and perhaps preparing the way for a military takeover of the federal civilian government.
    • 2017 May 30, Gerhard Robbers, Constitutional Law in Germany, Kluwer Law International B.V., →ISBN:
      A potential situation of political blockade is being addressed by Article 82 GG, the somewhat alarmistically so-called legislative emergency. It has never been applied as yet. The legislative emergency relates to a vote of confidence as []
    • 2021 April 22, Anu Koivunen, Jari Ojala, Janne Holmén, The Nordic Economic, Social and Political Model: Challenges in the 21st Century, Routledge, →ISBN:
      Also the differences of the two states' situations and interests need to be acknowledged openly instead of almost alarmistically following the 'other'. Although this sense of alarmism, especially in Finland, originates from the []

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