drastically
adverb
dras·ti·cal·ly
ˈdra-sti-k(ə-)lē 
: in a drastic manner : severely or seriously
The industry has changed drastically over the last 30 years.
This … car will allow you to drastically reduce the amount of time (and money) spent pumping gas …—
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Higuchi notes that the social climate in Japan has changed drastically in the past 50 years, leading the creative team to reconsider who would be the film’s antagonist in contemporary Japan.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump, in his first term, unilaterally withdrew from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, setting off years of recriminations and negotiations that failed to restore the accord that drastically limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Similar to the other Far Northwest Side entry on this list, the average home value in this ZIP code has gone up quite drastically in the past year: a difference of $21,500.
5) 60618
Rounding out the top five: 60618.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump's net approval on handling immigration has fallen drastically in the space of a few weeks, according to polls.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump, in his first term, unilaterally withdrew from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, setting off years of recriminations and negotiations that failed to restore the accord that drastically limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
—Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Similar to the other Far Northwest Side entry on this list, the average home value in this ZIP code has gone up quite drastically in the past year: a difference of $21,500.
5) 60618
Rounding out the top five: 60618.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump's net approval on handling immigration has fallen drastically in the space of a few weeks, according to polls.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drastically
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“Drastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drastically. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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