as in very
to a great degree
an extremely hot day
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Recent Examples of extremely
There was a lot of extremely negative feedback and people would not hold back.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The calming mix of colloidal oatmeal, beta-glucan (a skin repairing molecule that smooths rough skin), and glycerin is extremely gentle and more than suitable for sensitive skin, too.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
These negotiations will be extremely painful and difficult.
—Anatol Lieven, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Internal discussions at Reclamation are now focused on how to protect critical staff who oversee dam safety and hydropower, but agency morale is extremely low, two of the sources said.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The calming mix of colloidal oatmeal, beta-glucan (a skin repairing molecule that smooths rough skin), and glycerin is extremely gentle and more than suitable for sensitive skin, too.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
These negotiations will be extremely painful and difficult.
—Anatol Lieven, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Internal discussions at Reclamation are now focused on how to protect critical staff who oversee dam safety and hydropower, but agency morale is extremely low, two of the sources said.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremely
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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
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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
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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
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The shipping lanes near the Port of Singapore are the most highly trafficked in the world – roughly 20% of the world’s bunkering oil, used by ships, is purchased there.—
Chris Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ye has made some highly offensive statements in the last few weeks, so his recent conversation with Dave Blunts was a nice change of pace.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Experts can be too confident in their abilities, and followers may be too unsure to say something.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Real Madrid also considered bidding for Isak in the summer of 2022 but believed the price to be too steep.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Okay, so how do these prebiotic drinks stack up against diet sodas, which contain 0 grams of sugar?—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Mar. 2025
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The formulation is cruelty-free, vegan, and dermatologist—tested, so your skin won’t react after using this cleanser on your tools.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That goal against came as a direct result of Pontus Holmberg badly losing a puck battle in the defensive zone, too.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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For a second time, his side lost badly; liberals now held 80% of the seats in the Lower House.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Extremely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremely. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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