as in terribly
to a great degree
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before
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Recent Examples of mortally
The dollar has been mortally wounded by a collapse in trust of American institutions.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Christine Banfield was discovered mortally wounded after being stabbed in her Herndon, Va., home on February 23, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
But Thompson’s 20-month-old grandson, Tyree Halsell, who was still sitting in the car, was shot in the head and mortally wounded.
—Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Anatomy charts were used to teach prisoners the most effective ways to mortally wound a person, according to trial testimony.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Christine Banfield was discovered mortally wounded after being stabbed in her Herndon, Va., home on February 23, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
But Thompson’s 20-month-old grandson, Tyree Halsell, who was still sitting in the car, was shot in the head and mortally wounded.
—Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Anatomy charts were used to teach prisoners the most effective ways to mortally wound a person, according to trial testimony.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortally
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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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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Right before the winners were announced, Susy Ferra, the PR Manager for Bashas,' Food City, AJ's Fine Foods and one of today's hosts, said this year's competition was extremely close.David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
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While the integration of AI into our daily lives has happened very quickly (AI assistants are one of the fastest product adoptions in history), so far, organizations have seen limited benefits.Ethan Mollick, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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And one of the men inadvertently let out a very … loud sound.Ted Koppel, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The actress turned out to have a knack for creating incredibly fun Instagrams, putting her in a pantheon of stars who are just as fun to watch on the super-small screen, that includes Reese Witherspoon, Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 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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In the highly divisive political climate of the national election, workplaces were bound to be impacted by employees who couldn't help but bring their politics to the office.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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This rehabilitation program is highly individualized and can include audiologists, speech-language pathologists, educators of the deaf, and your friends and family.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 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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The stock is now down 20% for the year, badly trailing the Nasdaq, which is up 33% and crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday.CJ Haddad, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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There’s a lot of artists out there, too many to name.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is far too many points to spot a Steelers team with a defense much stronger than any the Eagles have faced recently.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortally. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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