1
as in especially
in the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others
all of you, but particularly anyone with a problem, should feel free to contact me at any time
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Relevance
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2
as in notably
in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail
she complained particularly about the suggestion that she make a greater effort to consider other viewpoints
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3
as in extremely
to a great degree
a particularly good explanation
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Recent Examples of particularly
Yermak’s been a pivotal conduit for Ukraine in negotiating with the U.S. and its European allies, particularly in pushing for tougher sanctions on Russia.
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Costs for the Newcastle match feel particularly steep, although the £77 charge has increased within the five per cent cap, in line with season ticket prices.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the city is monitoring certain bridges, particularly in the Tess Corners area on the city's east side.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As such, this year’s lineup of gold medal-winning IPAs at the U.S. Open Beer Championship is particularly diverse.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Costs for the Newcastle match feel particularly steep, although the £77 charge has increased within the five per cent cap, in line with season ticket prices.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the city is monitoring certain bridges, particularly in the Tess Corners area on the city's east side.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As such, this year’s lineup of gold medal-winning IPAs at the U.S. Open Beer Championship is particularly diverse.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularly
Adverb
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Rockets that can be launched repeatedly and economically, especially the Starship, are likely to be key to the next phase of expanding spaceflight, as humans begin exploring other worlds.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Why have prices gone up for fast-food restaurants? Costs for restaurants, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, have put stresses on the operators, said Saleh, who examines restaurants and food distribution.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This will be a titan in the artisan races, notably production design, cinematography, editing, sound and with a rapturous score by Max Richter, who creates beautiful original music.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Kelce notably played for the Bearcats during his college career at the University of Cincinnati.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Nearly everything was chosen specifically for the apartment, from midcentury-modern furniture in Meloni’s office to new art and accessories.—
Gay Gassmann,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2025
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His exit was especially shocking considering that Phoenix had worked to develop the script from writer Jon Raymond and brought it specifically to producer Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler’s Killer Films banner.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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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There will also be fun for the kids in their very own Kids Fun Zone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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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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Short n’ Sweet, but anticipation for her next project is incredibly high.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The Fever's injury report got a little bit shorter, too, as Chloe Bibby is off the report.—
Chloe Peterson,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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But this preseason, the circumstances that so often befell a roster already too thin to begin with didn’t manifest themselves for a change.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularly. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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