as in considerably
to a large extent or degree
The recipe made significantly more cookies than I was expecting. The vet informed us that Fluffy was significantly overweight and would need to be put on a diet.
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As reported last year, this model is significantly larger than the models seen in Microsoft's earlier experiments, which focused on smaller models meant to run locally, like Phi-3.
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
Ernst is the second battleground-state senator to retire this summer — although Iowa is significantly redder than North Carolina, where Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is not running again.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That was up significantly from a 2024 Gallup poll that said 15 percent felt lonely in the U.S. and Canada.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
As people age, the frequency of these cases increases significantly, with some estimates indicating that COPD may affect 20% to 25% of people over age 70.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
Ernst is the second battleground-state senator to retire this summer — although Iowa is significantly redder than North Carolina, where Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is not running again.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That was up significantly from a 2024 Gallup poll that said 15 percent felt lonely in the U.S. and Canada.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
As people age, the frequency of these cases increases significantly, with some estimates indicating that COPD may affect 20% to 25% of people over age 70.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significantly
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McBride is able to capture the often indistinguishable line between agony and pleasure, the way one can be known totally and known not at all from one moment to the next.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That was just a totally different recording procedure.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Her looks absolutely made the most sense as a pair; good for her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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But take heart, 50% of college grads have jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with their previous degrees.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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