exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsē-diŋ-lē 
variants
or less commonly exceeding
: to an extreme degree : extremely
Examples of exceedingly in a Sentence
The weather was exceedingly cold.
The crime rate is exceedingly high.
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That has caused violent protests, according to the state-run newspaper Invasor, exceedingly rare in this one-party state.
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Lyle Goldstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Voting rights groups generally agree voter fraud is exceedingly rare.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
That has caused violent protests, according to the state-run newspaper Invasor, exceedingly rare in this one-party state.
—George Solis, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Public protests, particularly violent ones, are exceedingly rare in Cuba.
—Dave Sherwood, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exceedingly
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exceedingly
adverb
ex·ceed·ing·ly
ik-ˈsēd-iŋ-lē
variants
also exceeding
: to a very great degree : extremely
an exceedingly fine job
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