extraordinarily

adverb

Definition of extraordinarilynext
as in unusually

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
  1. extremely
  2. exceptionally
  3. remarkably
  4. incredibly
  5. exceedingly
Adverb
  • Despite its price, the Super Scooper, which can quickly reload on water without landing, is considered extremely cost-effective in fighting wildfires, according to Business Insider.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The German wing is an extremely smart basketball player.
    Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • In this latest back-and-forth, the exceptionally wet winters of 2023 and 2024 supercharged the growth of brush and grasses in hillsides and canyons.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That makes this example an exceptionally rare opportunity.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • New research from Anthropic, the creators of Claude, reveals that artificial intelligence systems display remarkably similar behavior to humans - actively resisting changes to their core preferences and beliefs during training.
    Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the image, Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot, which appears red in visible light, is a instead a remarkably bright shade of blue.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of remarkably
Adverb
  • The Chiefs fell behind by 24 points in the second quarter but incredibly led 28-24 at halftime after Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes in the period.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Blackjack isn’t as much fun to watch when everyone plays by the book, and this year is completely off the rails in the most incredibly unpredictable ways.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • The companies have previously responded that such incidents are exceedingly rare.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Toronto Maple Leafs Trades between two of the NHL’s oldest rivals are exceedingly rare, but this one could make sense.
    Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of exceedingly
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extraordinarily

extraordinariness

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