: 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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All these projects vastly increase the value of the land in their areas.
—Mehdi Paryavi, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
An analysis by a group of leading architects showed that only $329 million of that report’s $1 billion assessment for the city to remain in City Hall would be devoted to repairs, and even that estimate was, according to the architects, vastly inflated.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Scientific research shows that millions of people live in areas facing inundation, but now, a new study finds those numbers have been vastly underestimated.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Even though Gyllenhaal and del Toro’s movies were vastly different, the Gothic subject matter was too similar to be released just a few months apart.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
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Mehdi Paryavi, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
An analysis by a group of leading architects showed that only $329 million of that report’s $1 billion assessment for the city to remain in City Hall would be devoted to repairs, and even that estimate was, according to the architects, vastly inflated.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Scientific research shows that millions of people live in areas facing inundation, but now, a new study finds those numbers have been vastly underestimated.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Even though Gyllenhaal and del Toro’s movies were vastly different, the Gothic subject matter was too similar to be released just a few months apart.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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