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as in extremely
to a great degree
though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
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as in greatly
to a large extent or degree
that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation
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Recent Examples of highly
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State After taking a receiver in Round 1, Tampa Bay goes with two corners on day two — Morrison and now Parrish, a smaller but lightning fast and highly physical player.
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
To help, this article has been updated to include one highly worthy pick from the week ahead.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More is needed in a highly competitive Eastern Conference, as the other playoff series are showing.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s two restaurants are highly rated in their own right, but an Uchi experience during Valentine’s Day weekend visit really kicked things up a notch.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
To help, this article has been updated to include one highly worthy pick from the week ahead.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More is needed in a highly competitive Eastern Conference, as the other playoff series are showing.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s two restaurants are highly rated in their own right, but an Uchi experience during Valentine’s Day weekend visit really kicked things up a notch.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highly
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Though experts have maintained that aviation remains extremely safe, fatal incidents have raised concerns about flying.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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This greatly raises the risk that he could’ve been successfully targeted by enterprising hackers from North Korea, China, Russia or elsewhere.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Press very firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a napping spot for babies.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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Property tax levels in 1932 soared to 7 percent of GDP, an absolutely unconscionable number that is utterly inconsistent with maintaining a viable private economy.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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These arrests are part of a much larger problem: Public records show that more than 700 homeless people are arrested each month on a variety of charges that are, a county official said, often tied to homelessness itself, even when they’re not directly related to camping.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, lego and much more.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Adam Wharton falls into this category too and for that reason completes my midfield.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Highly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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