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beastly

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adverb

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Recent Examples of beastly
Adjective
Robinson was too beastly for Washington rookie Alex Sarr down low. Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 This relapse tumor meant Trent was battling a beastly form of the disease. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
Adverb
As part of the intake stroke, a supercharger pulls and squeezes air into the engine to create that beastly whine. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024 There’s a reason this beastly, brawny truck is still doing quite well despite being the oldest truck of its type on the market. Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for beastly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastly
Adjective
  • Dort will defend quicker guards like Mitchell but lives for the brute matchups.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Because the strongest person was going to win in both groups, which just proves the show prioritizes brute strength over any other quality.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Though experts have maintained that aviation remains extremely safe, fatal incidents have raised concerns about flying.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But graduating in 2009 meant stepping into a brutal job market during the Great Recession.
    William Jones, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In the end, Carolyn was very pleased with the ease of it all.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • According to the outlets, the 250-pound deceased pet was then entered into a feral pig hunting competition, in which the two men won $1,000 cash.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • So, to our minds, this has been a very long, slow build towards Shauna as everything the Antler Queen represents, which is the most feral, the most animalistic, the most excited by that power that comes with being the leader and being out in the wilderness.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.
    Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • There’s an aluminum swingarm and KYB suspension calibrated for significant airtime, as well as the incredibly accurate Ducati Traction Control (DTC) – a first for the segment.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024

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“Beastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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