1
as in enough
in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction
after eight tutoring sessions, I felt sufficiently prepared for the entrance exam
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2
as in good
in a satisfactory way
it's not great literature, but this whodunit is sufficiently suspenseful
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Recent Examples of sufficiently
Clothing must not feature offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More to the point, the average deliveries for Sunday night’s head-spinning Ravens-Bills game should be sufficiently massive to overshadow the results from the Cowboys-Eagles showdown.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The therapist has to be versed sufficiently in AI to appropriately convey the mechanics of how AI works.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That said, political leaders ultimately determine what constitutes a sufficiently dangerous threat to warrant military action.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those challenging them domestically do not appear to have improved sufficiently enough to catch up.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
First, the black holes that are predicted do arise sufficiently early — at between 100-150 million years of cosmic age (or a redshift of between 23 and 30) — but tend to have masses of around 10,000 or maybe a few ten-thousand solar masses.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Nemes leaves that question sufficiently open to be interesting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has fired several military leaders perceived to be critics of the president or not sufficiently loyal, and earlier this week the administration revoked the security clearances of about three dozen current and former national security officials.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More to the point, the average deliveries for Sunday night’s head-spinning Ravens-Bills game should be sufficiently massive to overshadow the results from the Cowboys-Eagles showdown.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The therapist has to be versed sufficiently in AI to appropriately convey the mechanics of how AI works.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That said, political leaders ultimately determine what constitutes a sufficiently dangerous threat to warrant military action.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those challenging them domestically do not appear to have improved sufficiently enough to catch up.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
First, the black holes that are predicted do arise sufficiently early — at between 100-150 million years of cosmic age (or a redshift of between 23 and 30) — but tend to have masses of around 10,000 or maybe a few ten-thousand solar masses.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Nemes leaves that question sufficiently open to be interesting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has fired several military leaders perceived to be critics of the president or not sufficiently loyal, and earlier this week the administration revoked the security clearances of about three dozen current and former national security officials.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiently
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Richardson finished third in the semi-final; however, her time was fast enough to award her a non-automatic qualifying spot in the final, similar to what happened with her in Budapest.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In fact, water levels at Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the Colorado River Basin, could fall low enough to stop hydropower generation at the reservoir by December 2026, according to the NOAA report.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hochul touted the program as a way to expand access to higher education and good-paying jobs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and invest in community colleges.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Shake it up good and don’t over dress it!—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
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Finally, profits should be adequately reinvested in the company with the goal to support cash generation in time.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The latter is a fine-dining experience named after the resort’s ethos—Celebrate Happiness, Explain Sadness.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Stafford’s back held up fine.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Blunt could emerge as a strong supporting actress contender, in a category that hasn’t presented a standout frontrunner yet, and could pair nicely with Johnson’s big run.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Adolescence was a big winner on the night, also taking best limited series as well as Erin Doherty winning best supporting actress and Owen Cooper becoming the youngest-ever winner for best supporting actor in a limited series.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rogen is best known for his comedy roles in Knocked-Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, 40-Year-Old-Virgin.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiently. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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