as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
Tolbert’s self-deprecating nature, insistence on taking few things seriously and conversational style endeared him to listeners as well as guests at KNBR.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
More seriously, various discussions, both publicly and privately, were focused on continuing global market contraction.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
It’s been 26 years since women’s hockey was seriously considered for varsity appointment at Michigan.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the art establishment refusing to take him seriously, a world renowned expert backs him.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
More seriously, various discussions, both publicly and privately, were focused on continuing global market contraction.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
It’s been 26 years since women’s hockey was seriously considered for varsity appointment at Michigan.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Despite the art establishment refusing to take him seriously, a world renowned expert backs him.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seriously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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In addition to Meyers, there’s already someone extremely famous with a very similar aesthetic: Gwyneth Paltrow.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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This shows us how much of a reach influencers can have and, in my experience, influencer collaborations can be extremely fruitful in hospitality PR.—
Emily Reynolds Bergh,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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They have long since been known to be very controlling with video footage from tournament play.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Entire sequences are devoted to tasks as humdrum as rebooting a ship’s computer (which involves untangling a lot of wires) and shepherding a little robotic sub to try retrieving Lemons, which resembles a very tense version of a fairground claw game.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Of course, she felt vindicated, but learning what had been growing inside her body left her feeling incredibly overwhelmed.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Even if the projection is off by a wide margin, the cost to run a furnace in 2045 is going to be incredibly high compared with a heat pump.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Draft capital beyond that and too much future would be sacrificed.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Don’t keep plants too close together as good air circulation helps prevent diseases.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Pairing Reed with cornerback Jalen Ramsey, and mixing them with an aggressive pass rush, would be really good.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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And Albert really rules: while other European countries have monarchs as symbolic heads of state, Monaco’s government is a hereditary and constitutional monarchy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The lessons here for corporate leaders tasked with restructuring a company are many, even for those people who are highly critical of the approach Musk and DOGE are taking.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Talent retention: Business challenges will require highly qualified professionals to face a competitive and changing corporate environment.—
Susana Sierra,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In California, local Women’s Marches were so popular that one in 45 people attended one.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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He’s also owed $30 million over the next two seasons, so moving on from the respected veteran would be a costly decision for the Yankees to make.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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