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as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
our team wasn't merely bad—we were monstrously inept
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a monstrously expensive movie that nearly bankrupted the studio
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Authenticity remains critical, as many consumers are quick to detect overly promotional content.—
Denis Sinelnikov,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Some blame the problem on an overly aggressive Donald Trump, bent on expanding executive power beyond constitutional limits.—
Robert J. Delahunty,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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Early research tried to pin the deaths on an unlikely culprit: the highly toxic cycad plant and its seeds, which locals ground into flour to make tortillas.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities.—
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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The aim is to keep winning in the FA Cup, too, with a trip to Fulham next Saturday standing in the way of a semi-final at Wembley.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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None of this would matter greatly if Murillo did not fully comprehend that the priority for a centre-back is to keep out the opposition.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jiwa’s identity as a South Asian and Muslim woman also greatly influences her fashion decisions, with her hijab often pulling all of her outfits together.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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For my money, those are the two best teams in the Eastern Conference, and the challenge for the Penguins in those two buildings will be utterly immense.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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That renders every emotional moment (what made the original Lion King so terrific) utterly lifeless.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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And Laurie pretty much tells her all of that, much to Kate’s horror.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Monstrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrously. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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