1
as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed
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2
as in terribly
to a great degree
completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat
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Recent Examples of sorely
Perhaps the best part about Barnett is his ability to hold up in run defense, a skill set the Patriots sorely need after last year.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
It would likely be sorely needed—any commitment to a peacekeeping force would involve a significant chunk of the country's active personnel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
These decadent treats are so sorely missed that a recent petition to bring them back got more than 11,000 signatures.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These are diseases where new treatments are sorely needed, with current survival rates rarely beyond a limited number of years.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
It would likely be sorely needed—any commitment to a peacekeeping force would involve a significant chunk of the country's active personnel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
These decadent treats are so sorely missed that a recent petition to bring them back got more than 11,000 signatures.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These are diseases where new treatments are sorely needed, with current survival rates rarely beyond a limited number of years.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
Adverb
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Right now, Commissioner Tisch, sadly, is a lonely voice.—
Maud Maron,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Switching to decaffeinated tea or coffee sadly isn’t the answer, as the polyphenols still remain intact.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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Other times, particularly when down by eight to 10 points, the Jayhawks did not look terribly driven.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The law was most infamously used during the terribly wrong internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, people simply use it as an extremely robust group messaging tool for groups of friends without any games or projects involved.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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No victory can meet those standards, and with the benefit of hindsight, even those celebrated for their purity fail the ‘perfect’ test badly.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Social media platforms struggled to deal with abuse The extent of harassment and abuse that Gamergate’s victims experienced — forcing some to leave their homes and go into hiding — showed just how badly tech companies had failed to protect their users, Massanari and others said.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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And there's a little bit of dancing towards the end of this with Sir Anthony Hopkins which was just for sure an incredibly cool experience.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Digital partners that enable end to end supplier integration can have an incredibly powerful impact on supply chain operations for all involved.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Thuney played left tackle for the Chiefs late in the season because the team desperately needed him there.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The New York Yankees desperately need to add a starting pitcher this season.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Williams seems to have fundamentally misunderstood the novel, or at the very least to have only a diluted grasp of it.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very soon – perhaps within the next few weeks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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View Comments Check, too, whether your stocks are diversified across sectors, investment styles and geography.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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