1
: in or to a high place, level, or rank
2
: in or to a high degree or amount
3
: with approval : favorably
Examples of highly in a Sentence
She is one of the most highly respected journalists in the country.
though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
The 100-minute production had a brief, highly popular run at New York’s Winter Garden Theatre earlier this year.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025
An international team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence capable of creating highly detailed data inside a fusion reactor, effectively acting as a virtual sensor.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Traditionally, this has been treated with a type of focused radiation called stereotactic body radiation therapy, a highly precise type of radiation therapy used to treat tumors in the body.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Highly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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highly
adverb
high·ly
ˈhī-lē 
1
: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely
highly pleased
2
: with approval
speaks highly of you
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