as in extremely
to a great degree
heavily spiced sausage the family was heavily in debt
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Recent Examples of heavily
Of course, how large a market a company can capture depends heavily on patent expirations.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The findings suggest that people may have an innate ability to balance nutrition and fullness, but only when food isn’t heavily processed, according to lead author Jeff Brunstrom.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The album leaned heavily into acoustics with an emphasis on lyrical content.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
Both offenses lean heavily on the run — or the threat of it — in order to unlock passing.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The findings suggest that people may have an innate ability to balance nutrition and fullness, but only when food isn’t heavily processed, according to lead author Jeff Brunstrom.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The album leaned heavily into acoustics with an emphasis on lyrical content.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
Both offenses lean heavily on the run — or the threat of it — in order to unlock passing.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even in hockey – a sport that is extremely popular around the world – there are terms used by commentators or pundits that you might not be accustomed to hearing if not a regular to the sport.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The death cap is one of the most poisonous mushrooms in the world and is part of a small group of mushrooms containing amatoxins, which are highly potent compounds causing 90% of fatal mushroom poisonings globally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Measles cases have increased in the United States as vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, allowing the highly contagious virus to spread in communities with lower immunization coverage.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not that she’s been terribly missed in the deeply Democratic state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Having stabilized his ship in orbit around the black hole, Dr Hans Reinhardt (a bizarre, OTT performance from Maximilian Schell) now plans to fly into it, assisted by an unquestioning crew of automatons with a very dark origin story.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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While promoting her new miniseries Vanished in New York City on February 3, the actor was spotted flashing a peace sign for photographers and carrying a very familiar handbag on the other arm.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s where going to space becomes incredibly effective.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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The silicone prosthetics were incredibly thin, which meant that putting a ring through them could rip them if they were accidentally tugged or pulled too hard.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The party is also expected to fare badly in regional and local elections in May.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Raw eggs were left at room temperature, some cans were badly dented and there was food debris on the can opener.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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More severely, two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government is intentionally withholding information, according to a recent poll.—
Kaitlyn Buss,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Three years before the balcony collapse that severely injured 10 people, the condo's property manager hired engineers and contractors.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The total rate that the perihelion advanced by was 5600 arc-seconds per century, and that rate was a little bit too much for Newtonian gravity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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China has economic leverage over Panama, too.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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