as in extremely
to a great degree
an applicant who is eminently qualified for the job
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Recent Examples of eminently
There were also a few not-so-good things, like the eminently forgettable James Bond tribute (007 montage, variety-show dancing, three songs) and the second sandworm joke.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
The King’s Speech is the apex of that trend: This eminently likable story, about a stuttering king (Colin Firth) and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) who helps him, hits every inspirational beat and has a patina of class to it.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Three decades ago, Harrison didn’t even tell his own mother something eminently important, all because he had been asked to keep quiet.
—C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
What's worse is it's come from a run of fixtures that a top four side would consider eminently winnable.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
The King’s Speech is the apex of that trend: This eminently likable story, about a stuttering king (Colin Firth) and the speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) who helps him, hits every inspirational beat and has a patina of class to it.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Three decades ago, Harrison didn’t even tell his own mother something eminently important, all because he had been asked to keep quiet.
—C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
What's worse is it's come from a run of fixtures that a top four side would consider eminently winnable.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminently
Adverb
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, people simply use it as an extremely robust group messaging tool for groups of friends without any games or projects involved.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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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And the headliner of the group, of course, was quarterback Cam Ward, who very likely could be the No. 1 overall pick when the draft gets underway on April 24 in Green Bay.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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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Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities.—
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
Adverb
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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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Before his death a few years ago, McKay unearthed lots of other important connections, too, many involving groups.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Wildfires are always a concern in California, so Linne Colodo takes preventative measures.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Materialists is centered around Lucy, a New York City matchmaker played by Johnson, who winds up weighing two prospective matches: Randy, the extremely handsome and wealthy man played by Pascal, and John, the extremely handsome and not-so-wealthy ex-boyfriend played by Evans.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Eminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminently. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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