drastically
adverb
dras·ti·cal·ly
ˈdra-sti-k(ə-)lē 
: in a drastic manner : severely or seriously
The industry has changed drastically over the last 30 years.
This … car will allow you to drastically reduce the amount of time (and money) spent pumping gas …—
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Jim MotavelliSome of those plants … are native species present before humans drastically altered the land.—Peter Del Tredici
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Lynch’s comments come as executives at companies ranging from Walmart to Accenture have warned that artificial intelligence will drastically reshape their workforces.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The number of state executions has drastically escalated since President Massoud Pezeshkian took office in July 2024.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Republicans have not sought to hide the enthusiasm under which Vought, an advocate for drastically shrinking the workforce, would approach such cuts.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Project 2025 is a sweeping policy agenda spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation that lays out hundreds of recommendations for the next Republican president to drastically reshape the federal government in alignment with a conservative, free-market agenda.
—Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The number of state executions has drastically escalated since President Massoud Pezeshkian took office in July 2024.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Republicans have not sought to hide the enthusiasm under which Vought, an advocate for drastically shrinking the workforce, would approach such cuts.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
Project 2025 is a sweeping policy agenda spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation that lays out hundreds of recommendations for the next Republican president to drastically reshape the federal government in alignment with a conservative, free-market agenda.
—Connor Greene, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drastically
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“Drastically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drastically. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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