: 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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Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Improved lighting techniques in the perpetually dark Raccoon City police station made for a vastly scarier and immersive atmosphere than the pixelated haze of before.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Turnover was high during those times, but Mizrahi said retention has vastly improved to pre-pandemic numbers.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In the mammalian cortex, excitatory neurons vastly outnumber inhibitory ones.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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