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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office
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as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm not greatly bothered by this setback
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Recent Examples of greatly
In the 18th century, much of the palace was demolished save for the north wing, which was greatly altered.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
This greatly impacts Carter, who finds solace in Beulah’s granddaughter Oreana.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
That would save homeowners thousands on their annual tax bills, but also greatly reduce the pool of funding cities and counties use to fund core services like police and fire protection, parks, trails and libraries.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026
In recent years, El Camino Health has purchased properties at multiple South Bay locations and taken steps to greatly modernize its women’s health and maternity facilities in Mountain View.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
This greatly impacts Carter, who finds solace in Beulah’s granddaughter Oreana.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
That would save homeowners thousands on their annual tax bills, but also greatly reduce the pool of funding cities and counties use to fund core services like police and fire protection, parks, trails and libraries.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2026
In recent years, El Camino Health has purchased properties at multiple South Bay locations and taken steps to greatly modernize its women’s health and maternity facilities in Mountain View.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatly
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To be absolutely clear, nobody, except maybe Melanie, is behaving honorably here, but a good Love Island story line isn’t measured in admirable behavior; it is measured in juice — and Melanie, Corbin, Kenzie, and Caleb have it.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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To be eligible for the tickets, honorably discharged veterans and currently serving military members can sign up for an account at the Vet Tix website.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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This type of aggressive behavior is highly unusual.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Essayli’s public callouts and promises are highly unusual and in direct conflict with Justice Department guidance on ballot fraud investigations at the federal level, which states federal prosecutors should not publicly pursue such claims amid vote counting.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Canada and Qatar drew their first matches, making this an extremely important opportunity for their hopes of advancing out of the group stage.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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All had extremely low omega-3 levels and at least one risk factor for dementia, such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure or cholesterol.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Sources interviewed for this story said that broadly speaking, prices remain high for contemporary works, despite the fact that comparable works can often be found for considerably less at auction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
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For most first ladies, the barrage softens or dissipates considerably after their husband leaves his tenure as commander in chief.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Excluding the special cases of meteor showers, a viewer on the ground will see only about five or so sporadic meteors per hour on average, which isn’t terribly many.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Chuck Jacobs, Kohelet congregation president CBS Although much different from our first visit back in February, the view from Kohelet, which backs up to what's left of the apartment complex, is still a reminder of the largest fire in Denver in three decades.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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An Ossoff loss would create a much tougher map for the party to flip control of the Senate, in which Republicans currently hold a 53-47 edge.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The fans have been amazing, very loud and cheered us on.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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But Roberts figures to have two other very worthy options.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Divergent Technologies has unveiled a new industrial metal 3D printer and announced a major manufacturing expansion in Southern California, moves that the company says will significantly increase production capacity for defense and commercial customers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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The city’s demographic makeup has a much higher proportion of Latino and Asian groups, and the number of immigrants is also significantly higher throughout the region.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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“Greatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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