1
as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office
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3
as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm not greatly bothered by this setback
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Recent Examples of greatly
One of the most influential artists in the Gilded Age, he was greatly influenced by Claude Monet.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 23 June 2025
Whether a limited-edition flavor of Goldfish or a new barbecue sauce, a bright spot in your basket or cart can greatly improve your entire errand-running experience.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Her presence will greatly enrich this year’s program and offer the audience a unique opportunity to engage with one of the key figures in contemporary cinema.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Sophia and Nolan Christensen, the teenage siblings killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler Monday morning in Wise County, were leaders among their peers and will be greatly missed, their friends say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 23 June 2025
Whether a limited-edition flavor of Goldfish or a new barbecue sauce, a bright spot in your basket or cart can greatly improve your entire errand-running experience.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Her presence will greatly enrich this year’s program and offer the audience a unique opportunity to engage with one of the key figures in contemporary cinema.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Sophia and Nolan Christensen, the teenage siblings killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler Monday morning in Wise County, were leaders among their peers and will be greatly missed, their friends say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatly
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Most of the premium thin-and-light laptops this year come with the V-series chip, which is Intel's answer to the highly efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips, and are actually fabricated by TSMC instead of Intel.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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In tests performed on human volunteers and rabbits, the technology proved to be highly accurate at monitoring IOP and EM.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Humor is an extremely useful and common coping strategy that can help some process such a heavy and traumatic event, according to Marni Amsellem, a licensed psychologist.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The extremely diverse group speaks nine different languages and a quarter of the recruits are women, a higher number than any previous class, agency officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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After its last attempt to take down the Autobots goes terribly awry, he’s booted out of the Decepticons forever.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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As events would soon make clear, that assumption was terribly misguided.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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His relationship with his father isn’t doing much better.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2025
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The calls didn’t last much longer than five minutes.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Love Island has had this very successful Hotel Hideaway game.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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The lid’s loop handle is very sturdy and moves up or down, which our parent tester liked for quick grabs.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
19 June 2025
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While Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders earn significantly more than their counterparts across the league, the pay is still not enough to make ends meet.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Although Cunningham shot significantly more, Ivey is a better 3-point shooter off the dribble.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The film obviously has some major horror elements with the infected charging about, but also some tender moments with the family and then an incredibly emotional scene towards the end of the film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Forced to be an armchair detective, he’s assisted in his sleuthing by girlfriend Lisa (Grace Kelly, utterly gorgeous and talking in a tiny voice that sounds as if her throat had been chilled with a constant supply of ice drops).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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With their men slaughtered, local women in the epic like Briseis are driven to a horrific existence, enslaved by their Greek captors and the killers of their fathers, husbands and brothers—utterly powerless victims of war, subject to the soldiers’ every whim, including rape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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“Greatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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