BEGRUDGINGLY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

begrudgingly

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Recent Examples of begrudgingly Accompanying him is Erika (Sandra Hüller), his daughter and fellow writer, who begrudgingly serves as interpreter, personal assistant and driver. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Its fabs, as the factories are called, are only begrudgingly opened to clients, and even they are afforded a look only at their own production lines. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Bidh admitted as much, begrudgingly saying the STC would coordinate with local authorities to defend their land if the Houthis marched south, though maintaining it wouldn’t directly coordinate with the PLC itself. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 While begrudgingly settling, the WGA vowed to keep up the fight, focusing on a reinstatement of fin-syn rules for the streaming era. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 As aldermen begrudgingly OK’d the costly deals many perceive as inevitable, several called on the Law Department to package the remaining Guevara cases into a cheaper agreement. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 When his distant goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) shows up with a dubious interest in researching the Dial, Indy is begrudgingly wrangled into One Last Ride. — Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 The voters, who ranged from 24 to 83, will either sit out the race or begrudgingly back Matsui to prevent Vang from winning the seat. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Archbishop O’Hara Hall of Famer sought other opportunities, but eventually turned down an offer to start Baker’s program a year later, after Gillette begrudgingly recommended her for the job. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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grudgingly

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Later, after clearing the Silo 1 control room, Victor both chastises Camille for her failures and grudgingly praises her for lying so convincingly that his biometric lie detectors couldn’t detect it.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Perhaps fittingly for such a demonized woman, Zosia is giving up her secrets grudgingly.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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