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to a great degree
an extremely hot day
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Recent Examples of extremely
Trump and Xi speak on phone, trade talks to start soon
The call comes a day after the US president called the Chinese leader ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’ in a social media post.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Silicon Valley investors and tech executives who loudly supported both US president Donald Trump and Elon Musk may now be forced to pick sides as the president of the United States and the world’s richest man go through an extremely messy public breakup.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 6 June 2025
Abbas and his Fatah movement are extremely unpopular.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
With extremely long battery life, this is a productivity portable that will get you through an entire day on the go, and the keyboard is a pleasure to use.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Silicon Valley investors and tech executives who loudly supported both US president Donald Trump and Elon Musk may now be forced to pick sides as the president of the United States and the world’s richest man go through an extremely messy public breakup.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 6 June 2025
Abbas and his Fatah movement are extremely unpopular.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
With extremely long battery life, this is a productivity portable that will get you through an entire day on the go, and the keyboard is a pleasure to use.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremely
Adverb
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The film’s topic is very relevant today, as minorities all over the world face threats of harassment and sometimes their very extermination.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Wilkerson said dental procedures are generally very safe.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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After four successful seasons of Godfather of Harlem — a true cultural phenomenon — moving into producing and creating new shows with him felt incredibly natural and organic.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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One dog’s late-night cravings led him on a five-mile (incredibly relatable) journey.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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So, this is a terrible – terribly misguided policy.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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To introduce iPhone 26 instead of iPhone 17 seems far-fetched, especially because the iPhone 16, which will certainly remain in the range, would sound suddenly terribly old-fashioned.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Nonetheless, Verizon is highly focused on customer retention and improving churn to rebound to its BAU (business as usual) levels in the second half of this year, partly supported by its new upgrade program.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Although Android 16 has now launched, at least for some device users, and brought with it long-overdue and highly welcome new security protections, users of Google Messages will need to wait a little longer for one critical update.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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But there are many times when Ait-Nouri resorts to his tricks too readily, with his over-elaboration putting his team in trouble.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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But as Blumhouse has scaled up and the demand for horror has increased, Blumhouse can’t make movies as modestly, and the industry too runs into challenges to continue to make horror movies work financially.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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In organizations of almost any size, particularly larger organizations, collaboration is so critical to making progress.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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Adding to the shock factor of this particular comeback was how badly Indiana handled the ball in the first half.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Everlane Khaki Wide-leg Linen Pants These high-rise pants from Everlane are made from a breezy linen-viscose blend that won’t wrinkle as badly as 100 percent linen.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Extremely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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