as in very
to a great degree
an extremely hot day
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Recent Examples of extremely
Rice is the subject of extremely good fortune — a vehicle barreling 119 mph down a highway crashed into the center median and then into other cars but miraculously did not kill anyone, including himself.
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Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
These rituals are extremely important as Agyemang understands the importance of putting her best face forward.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, a five-time winner losing the season-long race to an opponent who hasn't won a single event is something extremely improbable to see on any other major golf tour.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Musiala can be highly effective against low blocks, making his absence extremely unhelpful, regardless of Bayern’s many advantages.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
These rituals are extremely important as Agyemang understands the importance of putting her best face forward.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, a five-time winner losing the season-long race to an opponent who hasn't won a single event is something extremely improbable to see on any other major golf tour.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Musiala can be highly effective against low blocks, making his absence extremely unhelpful, regardless of Bayern’s many advantages.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremely
Adverb
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Except for very special occasions, videos longer than a few seconds are much less likely to be re-watched or shared.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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There will also be fun for the kids in their very own Kids Fun Zone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Short n’ Sweet, but anticipation for her next project is incredibly high.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Photo: Levi Kelly A house this small needs to be incredibly efficient.—
Levi Kelly,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But something went terribly wrong when, about nine years ago, David was out on a mission ordered by Juno: and he and his team were ambushed.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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But dashing from one building to another for meetings wasn’t a terribly efficient way of working.—
Dana Thomas,
Architectural Digest,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Cases have been reported in coastal areas on Cape Cod, Maine and Long Island, New York, too.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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With nearly 70,000 collective likes on Instagram and TikTok, the video stands as a reminder that a traditional critic like me can be influenced, too.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The fact that Prince Andrew was invited so soon after the entire controversy surrounding the biography and so many rumors involving both Prince William and Prince Harry sends a big message of support from his big brother.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Aug. 2025
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Advocates for preserving the old facilities have started a Change.org petition that has so far received more than 770 signatures.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Early studies found that Black residents returned later than others, largely because many lived in flood-prone areas where homes were badly damaged.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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So each case may simply come down to: How badly do the big-money donors want the guy gone?—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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“Extremely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremely. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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