as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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The reason is straightforward: Trump’s top domestic priorities of cracking down on unauthorized immigration, stopping the smuggling of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and reducing the influx of Chinese goods into the United States all depend heavily on policy toward Latin America.
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
The company has invested heavily in data security measures, including storing U.S. user data on American servers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Maybe the Bears thought because Purdy has had an injured right arm this season that the 49ers would lean heavily into the running game, something the Bears have struggled to stop.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
The Boston Red Sox were heavily involved in the free agency negotiations with San Francisco Giants ace Blake Snell.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
The company has invested heavily in data security measures, including storing U.S. user data on American servers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Maybe the Bears thought because Purdy has had an injured right arm this season that the 49ers would lean heavily into the running game, something the Bears have struggled to stop.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
The Boston Red Sox were heavily involved in the free agency negotiations with San Francisco Giants ace Blake Snell.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
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Still, if the risks of loss of secret data may be extremely destructive (like the military), not linking your network to the Internet might work better for you.Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The guidance of family on roads unknown, the light of love in dark times—while poetic in their style, these sentiments will certainly be read as a personal insight into a year that has been extremely challenging for the House of Windsor.Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
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My first, and yes, highly important, finding was that the bag is indeed beautiful (its appearance alone makes the Amtrak Northeast Regional feel a bit more Orient Express).Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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In my experience, Argentina offers highly competitive labor costs compared to other nearshoring destinations.Daniel Pena, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That actually didn’t turn out terribly and was surprisingly bipartisan at the end.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Foxx’s health was failing terribly, and his vitals were down.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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This last happened in 2013-14 resulting in a very cold winter.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Shayna Baszler and Katana Chance - Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament This match wasn’t very entertaining, but Kai winning made sense considering the options.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The band worked incredibly hard during their first era, releasing a lot of music for a group of brothers during their decades together.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The documentary highlights his global fame, something which has baffled Mackie, who comes across as incredibly grounded, despite his influence.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This can go badly wrong when such tools are used to classify people and make consequential decisions about them.Arvind Narayanan, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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But now there are reports of folks getting significantly injured as a result, sometimes badly enough to get hospitalized.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Matthieu’s garments while at the house were imaginative and surreal without being too on the nose.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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Human individual rights and protecting them are awesome, too.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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The blitz-happy Vikings get after the QB practically as well as any defense in the league and the immobile Cousins, who has thrown 13 picks so far and no TDs in three games, is terrible against pressure.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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But so far, neither Musk nor Ramaswamy seem to grasp the complexities of the $6.8 trillion US budget.Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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