as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
a richly decorated penthouse that showed off the owner's art collection to its best advantage
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Recent Examples of richly
Its equal in the soup rankings was a richly flavorful lobster bisque with an abundance of lobster morsels.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Some varieties boast silvery or copper hues while others are richly variegated.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
Celebrating the most talented image-makers from our global open call, this shortlist of 150 photographers and video makers from around the world presents a powerful, intimate, and richly diverse reflection on womanhood through the female gaze.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
To be sure, the U.S. has a huge domestic market and is richly endowed with natural resources.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Some varieties boast silvery or copper hues while others are richly variegated.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
Celebrating the most talented image-makers from our global open call, this shortlist of 150 photographers and video makers from around the world presents a powerful, intimate, and richly diverse reflection on womanhood through the female gaze.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
To be sure, the U.S. has a huge domestic market and is richly endowed with natural resources.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
Adverb
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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The 21-year-old American is flying high off the court, however.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Leoni wants to be on the front foot and aggressive, a key requirement for Liverpool’s back line when defending high up the pitch to prevent opposition counter-attacks.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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