as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
Mazin: There’s something so terribly sad to me about seeing a powerful person brought low.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Kennedy Urlacher, the son of Chicago Bears’ Hall of Fame linebacker Brian, isn’t likely to be a game-changing addition, at least not right away, but the Trojans were terribly thin at safety, and Urlacher gives them a young rotational player to develop behind Kamari Ramsey and Bishop Fitzgerald.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Kennedy Urlacher, the son of Chicago Bears’ Hall of Fame linebacker Brian, isn’t likely to be a game-changing addition, at least not right away, but the Trojans were terribly thin at safety, and Urlacher gives them a young rotational player to develop behind Kamari Ramsey and Bishop Fitzgerald.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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Mansfield is a very desirable place to live, work and play.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 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
Adverb
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But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Informed decision making and open communication are highly valued by many employees, and greater transparency reduces uncertainty, creating a more cohesive and trusting work environment.—
Mona Andrews,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The attack left parts of the residence badly burned, though no one was injured.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, 48 percent said the tariffs were the right idea but they had been executed badly.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In doing so, they were buffered by other Spanish thinkers who took issue with las Casas’s arguments, primarily Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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The lefty has struck out 16 batters in 11 innings so far.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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