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Recent Examples of vastly But the 2025 election will play out in a vastly different political atmosphere. Tracey Tully, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024 This means fewer young workers are entering the shipbuilding trade, leaving the industry vastly under-resourced. George Whittier, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 As runaway production and Hollywood cost-cutting threatens the state’s hold on the film and television business, Gov. Gavin Newsom in October proposed vastly increasing the cap on production tax credits from $330 million to $750 million a year. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024 Surveys by federal agencies have found vastly different figures. Louis Jacobson and Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vastly 
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Adverb
  • The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Buildings can, and should be, extremely durable and capable of virtually endless modification and adaptation.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Childish Literature, in contrast, is a highly curious book.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking of highly flammable: the lithium-ion batteries inside some Anker power banks (models A1642, A1647, and A1652) were found to overheat, explode, catch fire, and scald your hands.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Philosophy’s Falling in Love paired with Retrospect creates this incredibly romantic blend – the way Falling in Love’s vanilla-blackberry notes mingle with Retrospect’s sophisticated musk creates this gorgeously intimate skin scent that feels like a warm embrace.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The scores come after an incredibly tumultuous year for schools across the country, as issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war exploded on campuses in the form of protests and encampments.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Everyone who had the good fortune to know Lee Edwards will long remember and greatly miss the conservative movement’s memory bank.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The vestibular movements were what was greatly affected.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • So there was very little time for me to … WINSLET: … be an artist.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Several of those California races were very close, so the Democratic success can be attributed to any number of factors.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • All, that is, except the lamb, which was only a baby itself and still terribly afraid.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • MacHale tried to assist by arranging a team-building trip, but the gesture ultimately backfired on him terribly.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • Sadly, Amazon canceled the series after one season, much to the dismay of fans, including George R.R. Martin.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With roads expected to have much more traffic than usual, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has shut down all nonemergency road work starting at 6 a.m. on Christmas Eve until 6 a.m. the day after Christmas, according to DOT spokesperson Josh Morgan.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • These races will feature top sponsors such as Sun Drop and Bass Pro Shops, alongside potential additional appearances from Budweiser, too.
    Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • With extreme weather events seemingly more the norm and their victims too often increasingly unnoticed and forgotten, the region’s climate casualties garner the dubious distinction of Worst Year in Asia.
    Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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