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as in extremely
to a great degree
after reading all the praise from critics, I found the play to be colossally disappointing
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
the most colossally rude person she had ever met
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Recent Examples of colossally
Besides, industrial catch-up is colossally expensive.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Everything she’s touched has gone colossally wrong.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Harden has a mixed bag of brilliance and failing colossally short over his 17 career playoff runs (33 series).
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Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Instead, Disney allowed a colossally bloated budget to feed into a show that needed its first season to find its legs.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
That colossally misguided approach over the past decade is part of the reason — a huge part of the reason — for the current mess.
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Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Everything she’s touched has gone colossally wrong.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Harden has a mixed bag of brilliance and failing colossally short over his 17 career playoff runs (33 series).
—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Instead, Disney allowed a colossally bloated budget to feed into a show that needed its first season to find its legs.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
That colossally misguided approach over the past decade is part of the reason — a huge part of the reason — for the current mess.
—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossally
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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Made with soft, highly absorbent quick-drying microfiber.
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The majority of chicken in America is highly processed and cleaned in a chlorine bath.
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.
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The producers are amazing, the writers are amazing, the director's amazing and Netflix has been nothing but incredibly supportive.
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That drive mattered greatly to Christopher Columbus, who sailed west in 1492.
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The approach greatly reduces the need for energy-intensive chillers and cooling infrastructure.
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who own property.
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.
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Switzerland came out strong in the second half with two goals within 15 minutes, utterly deflating Canada's energy until the hydration break.
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Why Battery Confidence Suddenly Rules the Road The basic golf cart battery was utterly disregarded for a very long time.
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.
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The Callasli dropped the pointed toe, lowered the shine and exposed considerably more skin, giving her second pink heel in three days a lighter summer shape rather than making Saturday’s shoe do another round.
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In healthy people, the specific makeup of the gut microbiome can vary considerably based on geography, lifestyle, diet, genetics and other factors.
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“Colossally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossally. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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