very much
idiom
1
—used for emphasis
The company is still very much an important part of the community.
She is very much in control of the situation.
2
: to a very great degree or extent
Thank you very much.
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
—often used in negative statementsI didn't like the food very much.
"Did you like the movie?" "Not very much."
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That said, Penn, an actor who took a break from Hollywood to work in the Obama administration, still very much has a foot in advocacy.
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Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Thank you very much for your readership.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
The dangerous East London estate where all this supposedly goes down, though convincingly imagined, is very much fictional.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
This was when Allison was still very deep in NXIVM, very much brainwashed.
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Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Thank you very much for your readership.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
The dangerous East London estate where all this supposedly goes down, though convincingly imagined, is very much fictional.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
This was when Allison was still very deep in NXIVM, very much brainwashed.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for very much
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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