as in highly
to a large extent or degree
I am massively irritated by this new development
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Recent Examples of massively
Matthieu Blazy has designed just four collections for Chanel since his spring 2026 debut in September, but his tenure has already proven massively influential.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The balance lacking from Kamara (note how assured the defence is with him shielding and how vulnerable without) and the precision of Youri hitting early passes into feet have disrupted us massively.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Focused on its massively lucrative copier franchise, Xerox hadn’t internalized the process of technology transfer for profit.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Perhaps no group exemplifies the genre’s success more than BTS, the massively popular boy band that commands an expansive base of fans.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
This massively increases accuracy, but does come at the cost of more compute demand.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Really, even if tracking is massively off, and Project Hail Mary falls back to a $50M opening in North America, va bene.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
The balance lacking from Kamara (note how assured the defence is with him shielding and how vulnerable without) and the precision of Youri hitting early passes into feet have disrupted us massively.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Focused on its massively lucrative copier franchise, Xerox hadn’t internalized the process of technology transfer for profit.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Perhaps no group exemplifies the genre’s success more than BTS, the massively popular boy band that commands an expansive base of fans.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
This massively increases accuracy, but does come at the cost of more compute demand.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Really, even if tracking is massively off, and Project Hail Mary falls back to a $50M opening in North America, va bene.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massively
Adverb
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Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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These events are extremely rare, requiring massive datasets and highly refined detection techniques.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And best of all, in my opinion, the old Writers Bar, which was barely a bar at all and hardly worth writing about, has been shifted to the front of the main building, greatly expanded and transformed into one of the most charming bars in a city that is full of charming bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, aldermen should consider the impact of this project on Chicago’s existing venues; their going dark too often would greatly affect their businesses.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Over the past three decades, went their analysis, total property tax levies in Cook County rose at roughly twice the pace of inflation and considerably more than than average wages.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The margin is considerably wider than two other recent surveys.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When the mercury rises, your entire body is forced to work much harder than normal, which can affect performance and health; this summer’s series of heat waves has led to numerous deaths among athletes.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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And some sectors of the economy won’t be affected much, if at all.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In response to the mothering of a sister, a brother has options—resist, lash out, put up with it, become utterly dependent on it.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As a result, most automakers have significantly scaled back their EV plans.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some stores are significantly more affordable than others.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Massively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massively. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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