as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
Her boss, Maxime Saada, has been heavily critical of the move given that Canal+ now pays a lot more for seemingly a lot less.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The island is one of Europe's most popular summer getaways, with an economy heavily dependent on tourism.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Europe has long been seen by its critics as a place that has regulated the tech industry too heavily to the detriment of innovation.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Midwestern oil refineries are heavily dependent on Canadian crude.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
The island is one of Europe's most popular summer getaways, with an economy heavily dependent on tourism.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Europe has long been seen by its critics as a place that has regulated the tech industry too heavily to the detriment of innovation.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Midwestern oil refineries are heavily dependent on Canadian crude.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
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Her father picks it up for him, but is disappointed to see what appears to be a condom imprint, making for an extremely awkward moment in front of the family.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The whole sequence was shot in the forest with John Turturro on a day that just happened to be extremely foggy.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The addition of about 500 new jobs will have a significant impact on the area’s employment and economic landscapes, Sada said, noting that the chamber doesn’t anticipate these positions to be highly specialized roles.—
Shawn Raymundo,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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That will be followed by Sunday’s highly anticipated SNL50: The Anniversary Special, airing on NBC and Peacock at 8 pm ET; see the full guest list here.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The team struggles terribly from 3-point range, averaging a league-worst 30.6 percent.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Vroom, vroom, baby: All of Chelsea Handler's friends loved one of her exes in particular, and there's a very oddly specific reason why.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Did Belle Gibson visit that very suspicious doctor?—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Jang Theo was incredibly head over heels for her and showered her with gifts and cute gestures.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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First and foremost, South Korea has high pollution levels, which cause skin sensitivity, and cica is known to be incredibly calming.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In an interview, Mr. Martin said his view was being badly misinterpreted.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Knowing how badly Laine had been struggling with the Montreal Canadiens, coming into the tournament on an eight-game pointless streak, Pennanen had a one-on-one conversation with the mercurial scoring star.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In some locales like Bali, the trendy cafes and other businesses popular among foreigners are too expensive for locals who earn a daily minimum wage of about $10.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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From the looks of their business book, there is still too much non-serious investing, lots of buying of any kind of any crypto and all sorts of options.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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As is the case with everything Kendrick Lamar does, especially throughout his beef with Drake, his Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show included a few easter eggs and caused fans to theorize about other aspects of the show that may not have actually been so purposeful.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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When a would-be client first dialed Andrew Howard, her timing was so serendipitous that the Jacksonville, Florida, designer thought he was being pranked by someone in his office.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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