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societally

American  
[suh-sahy-i-tuh-lee] / səˈsaɪ ɪ tə li /

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to or involves society as a whole or other large social groups and their practices.


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“There’s obviously a whole range of things that AI can be applied to, and some are incredibly societally beneficial,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Care work is societally undervalued, and parenting is not treated as the important public service that it is.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2025

Not just because it's important to see women playing sport, but because societally it's really important young girls have access to sport.

From BBC May 19, 2025

He’s another person struggling to appear faultless to maintain some societally manufactured idea of male coolness.

From Salon May 12, 2025

And when he found something to be unfair — either societally or personally — he didn’t sit back and complain, he sprang into action.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2025

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