excellently

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Recent Examples of excellently The right-back’s involvement was just as impressive, bringing the ball down excellently before he was brought to ground himself. Art De Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more. Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025 For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellently
Adverb
  • But quite incredibly, the third and final chance went begging as Ozer saved superbly.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Princess Bride is superbly planned and deferentially orchestrated — its theme fits its telling.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Bauhaus In Motion Across Berlin Berlin is so marvelously layered.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One suspects that these tunes will translate marvelously on the concert stage.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Directed by Landon fresh off his fantastic Happy Death Day films, this body-swapping gem showcases finely tuned performances from both Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sprinkle finely grated semisweet chocolate evenly over top of cake.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Caramelizing the onions in the slow cooker worked fabulously.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Ivanov, the fabulously wealthy former deputy defense minister who was responsible for military construction projects, among other things, received his harsh prison sentence for allegedly embezzling more than four billion rubles ($52 million) through foreign bank transfers.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Its urban centers are like forests of skyscrapers, impeccably connected by sprawling metro systems.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lovers of some hardware will be happy to know that the new, tradition-honoring Logger features nickel eyelets, which contrast impeccably with the richness of its waxed leather.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Excellently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellently. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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