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as in extremely
to a great degree
every volunteer contributed mightily to the cause
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as in hard
with great effort or determination
struggled mightily to climb up the steep cliff
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as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
it is a foregone conclusion that the President's supporters will mightily applaud virtually every line of the speech
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Recent Examples of mightily
Fitzgerald, also 27, lost his starting job after struggling mightily to start the season and could find himself in competition with Koss next spring to become the Giants’ utilityman.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Indianapolis, which struggled mightily on offense throughout the day, managed just one touchdown on 24 plays from about the 15-yard line and in.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Colorado’s bullpen, which has struggled mightily in the second half of the season, kept the Rockies in Wednesday’s game.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The starter from 2024, Mazi Smith, has had his fair share of struggles in both pass rush and the run game, rookie Jay Toia has had his moments in camp but struggled mightily in the preseason opener, and veteran Perrion Winfrey has been pushed back a few times in his own right.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Indianapolis, which struggled mightily on offense throughout the day, managed just one touchdown on 24 plays from about the 15-yard line and in.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Colorado’s bullpen, which has struggled mightily in the second half of the season, kept the Rockies in Wednesday’s game.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
The starter from 2024, Mazi Smith, has had his fair share of struggles in both pass rush and the run game, rookie Jay Toia has had his moments in camp but struggled mightily in the preseason opener, and veteran Perrion Winfrey has been pushed back a few times in his own right.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
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Dern’s casting as Hank's mom was extremely meaningful to Butler, whose mother Lori died of cancer in 2014.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Having a healthy Parsons ready to rock for the team's matchup against the Lions will be extremely important.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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If individuals using these tools decide that speed and profit outweigh creativity and collaborating with creatives who have worked hard to perfect their craft, then the use of these tools will never showcase the best of what a story can be.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The divide is sharply partisan: 83 percent of Democrats strongly disapprove of Trump, compared with 54 percent of Republicans who strongly approve.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The correlations between the policy rate and the most important market rates (like Treasury yields and mortgage rates) flipped from extremely positive (i.e, strongly synchronized) prior to September of last year to extremely negative (moving in opposite directions) almost overnight.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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Large, foreign sugar cane corporations arrived in Hawai‘i shortly after and expanded vigorously throughout the second half of the 19th century.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Cook over medium-high, stirring vigorously and tossing constantly, until sauce is thickened, glossy, and coats pasta, 2 to 3 minutes.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
22 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
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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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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
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And, perhaps more importantly, the awareness of your own emotional baggage, which can get powerfully in the way.—
Elizabeth MacBride,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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This ethos is most powerfully expressed in the opening credits, a montage of family photos that progress and loop back through time over swelling violins.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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