as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
Beside the striping and F50 branding, the F50 Formotion leans heavily into the retro running look, which often also features metallic silver, with its application of synthetic overlays over a mesh base.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
So, choosing among bread varieties depends heavily on your nutrient goals.
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Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
But these part-time faculty members, on whom the system so heavily depends, say they are not being compensated fairly.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heavily
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
So, choosing among bread varieties depends heavily on your nutrient goals.
—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
But these part-time faculty members, on whom the system so heavily depends, say they are not being compensated fairly.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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These new tours further explore an important period of American history that remains highly relevant today.
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In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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Designers of these technologies have to be sensitive to the fact that consumers will invite these tools into their personal lives and homes, meaning that privacy and the scope of what will be collected must be incredibly strict.
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Doing both puts a lot of stress on the brain when temperatures rise, and some people are incredibly sensitive to it.
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On the way to the oyster farm, Luke asks about a ring Joy is wearing, which turns out to be from an engagement that ended badly.
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Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs.
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The earthquakes severely damaged Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, the principal gateway serving Caracas, complicating the arrival of international aid.
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Unless the cover is severely damaged, it can often be resecured or even straightened.
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So too did a record 400-million-barrel release from the International Energy Agency’s strategic petroleum reserves – a supply boost that’s still underway.
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The man who made a reputation by doing the impossible with African Cup of Nation wins had too little time to find the magic with Tunisia.
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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