as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
Middle-income enrollees are expected to be heavily impacted by significantly higher costs, and those with an income above 400% of federal poverty guidelines, and would lose subsidies entirely.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The boomer generation is wealthier and more active than any before, and spends heavily on experiences.
—Amachie Ackah, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The Old 97’s spent the bulk of 2023 and 2024 touring heavily behind American Primitive and celebrating 30 years as a band.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The boomer generation is wealthier and more active than any before, and spends heavily on experiences.
—Amachie Ackah, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The Old 97’s spent the bulk of 2023 and 2024 touring heavily behind American Primitive and celebrating 30 years as a band.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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Act quickly, as these tickets will be in extremely high demand, and prices may rise.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That assist percentage ranked in the 70th percentile among all NBA bigs, better than highly skilled bigs such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porziņģis, Jackson and Holmgren.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Check out a few more peelers below that are highly rated, including this colorful three-pack that came recommended by the editors at Food & Wine.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Not terribly long ago, Spanish restaurants were abundant in this part of Manhattan, but a good number have died off in recent years.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Immediate forgiveness – a message of letting go of the anger that comes with being so terribly wronged – has a familiar sound to those who have been following a frighteningly violent news cycle.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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In early 2024, support for Israel’s war was very high, if lower among Democrats.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Clarissa has an incredibly high standard, which is just so amazing.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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But that means that the world around Indy has to be incredibly precise.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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A lot of investors worry that the growth in tech stocks fueled by spending on AI will end badly, according to Macquarie’s Thierry Wizman.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Three of the four playoff semifinalists — Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame — have already lost two games and badly underperformed high expectations.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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On July 14, a jury of 10 women and two men found Serafini guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the shooting that killed his father-in-law Gary Spohr, 70, and severely wounded his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, 68, at their home near Lake Tahoe.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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He was carried off the field that day, too.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The new premier, a veteran lawmaker seen as Abe’s protégé, is well positioned to regain the support of rightwing voters who feel the LDP had become too moderate, especially on immigration.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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