: 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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Because oxygen travels more quickly through shorter corks than longer ones, this approach allowed the team to observe mechanisms that often play out over vastly different periods—sometimes as long as multiple years—within an 18-month experiment.
—Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
The Cowboys are like most NFL teams that roll out a synthetic surface that has a grass feel, and is vastly superior to the old knee-ruining ways of AstroTurf.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
His defense in center field and base running seem vastly improved.
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One person’s version of Dave, for example, is probably vastly different from another person’s Dave.
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Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
The Cowboys are like most NFL teams that roll out a synthetic surface that has a grass feel, and is vastly superior to the old knee-ruining ways of AstroTurf.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
His defense in center field and base running seem vastly improved.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
One person’s version of Dave, for example, is probably vastly different from another person’s Dave.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 June 2026
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 25 Jun. 2026.
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