1
as in extremely
to a great degree
after reading all the praise from critics, I found the play to be colossally disappointing
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
the most colossally rude person she had ever met
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossally
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Probst then allowed Joe to help Eva calm her nerves and re-center herself, before the host himself became extremely emotional from her story.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Dive into March Madness with The Athletic Projecting the bracket | March Madness 2025 | 11 teams that can win it all Mark Pope’s offense cuts and zooms across the floor, with highly capable shooters dotting the perimeter.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Early research tried to pin the deaths on an unlikely culprit: the highly toxic cycad plant and its seeds, which locals ground into flour to make tortillas.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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And there's a little bit of dancing towards the end of this with Sir Anthony Hopkins which was just for sure an incredibly cool experience.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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None of this would matter greatly if Murillo did not fully comprehend that the priority for a centre-back is to keep out the opposition.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jiwa’s identity as a South Asian and Muslim woman also greatly influences her fashion decisions, with her hijab often pulling all of her outfits together.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Other times, particularly when down by eight to 10 points, the Jayhawks did not look terribly driven.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The law was most infamously used during the terribly wrong internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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For my money, those are the two best teams in the Eastern Conference, and the challenge for the Penguins in those two buildings will be utterly immense.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s a scene near the limp climax of Barry Levinson’s utterly somnambulant The Alto Knights in which Vito Genovese (De Niro) argues violently with his meathead driver and muscle Vincent Gigante (Cosmo Jarvis) about whether or not Palmyra, NY is the birthplace of Mormonism.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Williams seems to have fundamentally misunderstood the novel, or at the very least to have only a diluted grasp of it.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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That was a very frustrating situation, but part of the game.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Seeds shouldn't be covered in too much seed-starting mix, either.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Colossally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossally. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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