: to a very great or vast degree or extent : exceedingly
two people with vastly different tastes
a vastly more powerful bomb
But bluff and bravado … won against potential enemies who vastly outnumbered him.—
David Gilmour
David GilmourIt was the most eclectic—yet also vastly entertaining—evening of dance I have seen in a long time.—Rita Felciano
Rita FelcianoExamples of vastly in a Sentence
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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Over a 10-month period, our editors—all with vastly different preferences for coverage, finish, and format—buffed and blended (and swept and stippled) their way through about 650 submissions.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Not only are Hochul's numbers in bad shape throughout the state, the congresswoman is vastly smarter and quicker than the dim bulb governor.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the complexity of trying to weigh the pros and cons of something so vastly powerful.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Boomsma said any traits the ants have evolved are adaptations driven by natural selection, and creating fitter hybrid workers provided a competitive advantage, allowing Iberian harvester ants to extend their range vastly.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Not only are Hochul's numbers in bad shape throughout the state, the congresswoman is vastly smarter and quicker than the dim bulb governor.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the complexity of trying to weigh the pros and cons of something so vastly powerful.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Boomsma said any traits the ants have evolved are adaptations driven by natural selection, and creating fitter hybrid workers provided a competitive advantage, allowing Iberian harvester ants to extend their range vastly.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vastly
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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