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senselessly

  • a word derived from senseless.
    senseless
    adjective
    destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.

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"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other lives senselessly taken today," the company said.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023

“We pray for the families of those who were senselessly killed and maimed in the chaos overnight in Wildwood,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

“They both had bright careers ahead of them, and it saddens me to know how their lives were senselessly cut short,” Evanchick said.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2022

Tate, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin and Justin Shilling, whose lives were senselessly lost earlier this week, are represented by four blue hearts.

From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2021

But they were silly, fearful creatures; and after looking at me in surprise, they both scurried up an oak tree and scolded senselessly in loud voices, shaking their tails, until I left.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien