: 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
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the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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The information available to dissect these players is vastly more robust and readily available.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The citizens of many other countries, especially in East Asia, are vastly more optimistic about the technology.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The citizens of many other countries, especially in East Asia, are vastly more optimistic about the technology.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 7 May 2026
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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