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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
Symptoms vary widely on the spectrum, with some people unable to communicate at all and others highly successful.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
What teens take away from the challenge will be highly individual.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
The bottom line is algorithms are highly sensitive to context.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
But some possess highly elliptical orbits, like Breeze-M stages of Russia’s Proton rockets.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
What teens take away from the challenge will be highly individual.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Sep. 2025
The bottom line is algorithms are highly sensitive to context.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
But some possess highly elliptical orbits, like Breeze-M stages of Russia’s Proton rockets.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highly
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This shift would prove extremely successful in bolstering Turning Point’s reputation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Smart cities are an enticing target for adversaries, ranging from cybercriminals to nation-state actors, since the consequences of a successful hack may be widespread and extremely disruptive to daily life.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mostly, The Victims die or suffer greatly at the hands of the Criminal Element, but only because The Citizen invited the bad guys in.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wrecks in the Great Lakes have been found since the 1960s, but in recent years the rate of these finds has accelerated greatly, in part due to media attention, clearer waters and better technology, Baillod said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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If the oil price comes down, very simply, Russia will settle, and the oil price is way down.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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From September to November, the colors of the leaves make a very pretty contrast to the high red rock canyon walls.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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These are musical resources, utterly gratuitous to the paraphrasable meaning of the sentence—and, more than that, opposed to its meaning.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The placket on a polo shirt is warped and elongated and utterly individual.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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From Chincoteague's swimming ponies to Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings on South Padre Island, Texas, witnessing wildlife in its natural state is an incredibly special experience.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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This increase followed positive developments that reignited investor confidence, although the stock is still considerably behind the S&P 500’s 12% year-to-date rise.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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With patience, however, the deal becomes much more compelling; during our review period, its price dropped to $749, shifting the equation considerably.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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That it’s bound to failure is what makes Don Quixote so terribly sad.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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As winning goes, Ralphie VII doesn’t have a terribly high bar to clear.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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Thus far, Team Europe has been able to accomplish that feat much more frequently than Team World — and holds an all-time 5-2 edge in Laver Cup play.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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This is much earlier than prior estimates suggested.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Highly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highly. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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