as in fully
to a full extent or degree
we'll keep working at it until you're soundly satisfied with the result
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Recent Examples of soundly
Sunak was soundly defeated in 2024, and Starmer came in on a wave of hope that Britain could redefine its role in the world.
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Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Our global editorial director and US editor in chief Amy Astley sleeps soundly on this medium-firm mattress night after night thanks to five ergonomic zones for support and layers of soft organic natural latex.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Mamdani went on to soundly defeat Cuomo in the city's mayoral election in November, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations.
—Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Beat a Houston Rockets team very soundly, and won in San Antonio, which is a really hard place to win, no matter the circumstances, on a back-to-back.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Mamdani went on to soundly defeat Cuomo in the city's mayoral election in November, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Bird Cage Theatre has stood inside Knott’s Berry Farm for 72 years — albeit not always soundly.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The Bears were beaten soundly by Florida State, preventing any chance of Mark Madsen’s team improving its case with a postseason run.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That ballot measure would have banned the hunting and trapping of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado, and it was also soundly rejected by the state’s voters.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Our global editorial director and US editor in chief Amy Astley sleeps soundly on this medium-firm mattress night after night thanks to five ergonomic zones for support and layers of soft organic natural latex.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Mamdani went on to soundly defeat Cuomo in the city's mayoral election in November, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations.
—Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Beat a Houston Rockets team very soundly, and won in San Antonio, which is a really hard place to win, no matter the circumstances, on a back-to-back.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Mamdani went on to soundly defeat Cuomo in the city's mayoral election in November, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The Bird Cage Theatre has stood inside Knott’s Berry Farm for 72 years — albeit not always soundly.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The Bears were beaten soundly by Florida State, preventing any chance of Mark Madsen’s team improving its case with a postseason run.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
That ballot measure would have banned the hunting and trapping of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado, and it was also soundly rejected by the state’s voters.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soundly
Adverb
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When firefighters arrived, the back of the bus was fully engulfed in flames.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Toyota's decision to electrify the Highlander, but not the Grand Highlander, comes as environmental groups have criticized the world's largest automaker for being late to converting to producing fully electric vehicles.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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No restaurant does classic Roman quite like Piatto Romano, a cluttered trattoria smack dab in the middle of Testaccio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the start of the year, Jacob Elordi sat on the Jimmy Kimmel sofa to promote Wuthering Heights, wearing a pair of off-white Bottega Veneta loafers that were not quite ballet flats, but ascribed to this hybrid style (though many users compared them to ballet flats online).—
Jack Stanley,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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From this spot on the waterfront, you'll be perfectly positioned for a long walk westward from Old Montreal along the Lachine Canal to the Atwater Market in St-Henri.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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In another picture, the four federal employees sitting next to Noem are out of focus, while Noem is perfectly in focus, sporting an ICE ball cap with the agency’s new logo.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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It would be totally privately funded.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte is 33-18 and looks totally different.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The very notion of national unity in a time of war seems utterly beyond this president, who follows his capricious instincts and continues, as ever, to spray venom at domestic opponents (and, for that matter, allies) when they are needed to wage and win the war.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In the fullness of time, Nancy had a Nest camera installed—one of those all-seeing eyes meant to guard the property and calm anxious nerves and provide real safety from intrusion.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront are 15 minutes by car; Sentosa Island's beaches are 20 minutes; and The National Museum, Little India, Arab Street, and Chinatown are all easily reachable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Soundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soundly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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