as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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Recent Examples of entirely
But Dennis Kelleher reminded me that recent history isn’t entirely reassuring.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
We’re not entirely convinced about one of the calls.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet there are conspiracies at play that Valya isn’t seeing, at least not entirely.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Since long before the film's release, Gomez has been open about not being a native Spanish speaker and the fact that — despite previously recording several Spanish language songs — Emilia Pérez is her first performance done almost entirely in Spanish.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
We’re not entirely convinced about one of the calls.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet there are conspiracies at play that Valya isn’t seeing, at least not entirely.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Since long before the film's release, Gomez has been open about not being a native Spanish speaker and the fact that — despite previously recording several Spanish language songs — Emilia Pérez is her first performance done almost entirely in Spanish.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirely
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Katie Holmes once again proved that bag ladies are totally stylish.Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Because the tax credits are defined by law, Congress would have to act to fully remove them, and the auto industry is already lobbying to try to defend them.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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But aging in Jamaica’s tropical heat makes things move quickly, and this is a terrific, fully mature rum.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Every team in the league is going to aggressively pursue the young flamethrower, so acquiring him may be quite tough.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, please don't ask why; no one quite knows the reason.Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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If Fishman’s math holds up, ESPN could be looking at a 20% boost in overall revenue in just seven years’ time—a feat that likely would be wholly improbable if the sports unit were to maintain the status quo or promote the streaming tyro at the expense of the foundational TV network.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Soon after the shooting occurred, some X users, including prominent anti-trans accounts, began circulating wholly unsubstantiated claims that Rupnow was trans.Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Dec. 2024
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His expertise and resources, combined with Landry’s discipline, systems, and processes, perfectly balanced the creativity that Catch was born from.Caroline Tell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Combining his own sensibilities with those of Góngora, the result falls perfectly somewhere in the middle.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Prior to this past summer, its host was an utterly anonymous Gen Z woman named Haliey Welch, a factory worker from Belfast, Tennessee.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Republicans insinuated that EcoHealth played a role in inventing the COVID virus, which is utterly preposterous.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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These elaborate gingerbread houses, many life-sized, are extraordinary creations, a true fusion of pastry, art, carpentry, and architecture, all under the supervision of the resident pastry chef.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The folkloric characters are all well documented in historic Icelandic literature, and the bibliophilic country is also well-known for its tradition of gifting books for Christmas.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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But they were thoroughly dominated Sunday afternoon.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Notice that all these recipes—the Veronese, the Venetian, the Mantuan, and so forth—are thoroughly grounded in the what and the where.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirely. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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