as in extremely
to a great degree
a community production of the classic musical that featured fantastically bad singing
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Recent Examples of fantastically
Paul’s car was a 1967 Chevrolet Corvair with a fantastically glossy candy-tangerine paint job and a black spiderweb detail.
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Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The operation is, alas, fantastically botched, leaving her unable to shut her eyes at night.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
But that’s far from all that’s going on in this fantastically chaotic green room.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Everything in the musical is fantastically bigger and bolder, from Derek McLane’s goth-meets-Hollywood-excess design to Paul Tazewell’s fabulous costumes to Doug Besterman’s lush orchestrations.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The operation is, alas, fantastically botched, leaving her unable to shut her eyes at night.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
But that’s far from all that’s going on in this fantastically chaotic green room.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Everything in the musical is fantastically bigger and bolder, from Derek McLane’s goth-meets-Hollywood-excess design to Paul Tazewell’s fabulous costumes to Doug Besterman’s lush orchestrations.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantastically
Adverb
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The police chief also told the outlets that the house was extremely dirty, telling WTAE that dog and rodent feces were building up on the floor and that the family members might be suffering from a hoarding disorder.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Under normal storm conditions, the risk to trees is extremely low.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Hearing it from you can be incredibly affirming. Be present.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that if the dark matter particle had a mass greater than a few thousand GeV, its contribution to the Higgs mass would be incredibly important, driving it away from its observed value.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The result is a very appealing rye that retains the Jack Daniel’s character, but has become something truly unique and delicious.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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Since going viral, Popp said, the bakery’s been unable to keep anything on the shelves for very long.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Cardinal Lawrence — Conclave When this selection process kicked off, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence was well-liked and respected but not making waves or campaigning terribly hard to assume the top brass.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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No doubt Long and her fellow editorialists might respond that owing to the desperate poverty that was the norm in China not terribly long ago, the Chinese tend to save the fruits of their exports.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Prioritizing accessibility, the app is highly customizable to meet the unique requirements of healthcare and research organizations.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Washington isn’t an explosive offense but a highly efficient unit.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Blues should have realized this too but did not match their intensity.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The segment about her resignation is both compelling and too partial.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Investors sold off, analysts questioned the selloff and pilots expressed frustration that the carrier’s profit-sharing level badly trails peers.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Choose Salt-Tolerant Plants Plants like viburnum, boxwood, red twig dogwood, and serviceberry react badly to salty soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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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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