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also exceeding
as in extremely
to a great degree
the salesclerk was exceedingly patient with one customer who couldn't make up his mind
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Recent Examples of exceedingly
Even if 25% of the CAPEX were to be covered by private sector investments, the project is still financially feasible – and exceedingly profitable.
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Joe Salas, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
Cicadas are exceedingly sensitive to temperature, Kritsky said, appearing as soon as the soil has warmed to 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit, and typically after a soaking rain.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Except, in this instance, our hero’s skills take the form of an exceedingly rare disease.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
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Joe Salas, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
Cicadas are exceedingly sensitive to temperature, Kritsky said, appearing as soon as the soil has warmed to 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit, and typically after a soaking rain.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Except, in this instance, our hero’s skills take the form of an exceedingly rare disease.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exceedingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceedingly
Adverb
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His run at Gonzaga was extremely memorable and had NBA teams incredibly excited for his potential.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Gene Kloss received national and international recognition in her lifetime, extremely rare for a midcentury female artist.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In an incredibly clumsy move to penetrate the Chinese market, Facebook secretly released apps in the country through shell corporations without authorization, but supposedly with the tacit approval of China’s internet regulator.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
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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After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Master's degrees in public service fields (think education and social work) tend to have very low or negative ROIs.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In the movie, Nicholson plays a bank robber whose heist goes terribly wrong, leaving a trail of death and destruction behind.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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And, when Andreeva did just that and snagged the big title, no one who’s been following women’s tennis was terribly surprised.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The term was adopted into English in the early 19th century, especially in the context of cattle herding in the American West.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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But historical data suggests that most players overdo it—especially in smaller pools with fewer than 50 entrants.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Neither of those penalties was particularly poor but both could have been hit with more pace and better placement.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
12 Mar. 2025
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They were particularly irked later on to see a similar Ukrainian design in action, shooting down their drones.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a fiercely divided country, many saw the cutbacks through their own political lens.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Rigid maximalist demands won’t deliver the future Palestinians desperately need.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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That makes Carter a surefire top-five pick, potentially even taken first overall over quarterback Cam Ward by the Titans, who desperately need a new starting QB.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceedingly. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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