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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Buy something fun and extremely nerdy Lots of places discount their Star Wars merch and/or release exclusives on May 4, and StarWars.com has a roundup of all the coolest stuff, from Chewbacca flannel shirts and Hoth mini backpacks to a Grogu ring and R2-D2 Clip Charm.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The infection is extremely painful, and every single one of the larvae must be physically removed—and again, there are often hundreds.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Chobani broke ground on a very, very big natural foods plant in Rome, New York, after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a press conference about the company's long-term investment late last month.—
Amy Neff Roth,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The woman who until very recently managed Santee’s day-to-day affairs is getting a severance payment worth more than $131,000.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 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
Adverb
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Standing push-ups done against a wall are another option, too.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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Having potentially too many high-end offensive defensemen can lead to some issues, including disagreements on utilization (only one defenseman is usually on the top power play), contract disputes (production is what usually leads to money) and would even possibly open them up to offer sheets.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
30 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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Soon after, highly specific dress codes were delineated on invitations sent out by Vogue’s events department.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Nazar, 13, is on the long road to recovery with support from UNICEF and partners after being badly injured by an explosive remnant of war in eastern Ukraine.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ben Simmons missed a hook in the paint badly and wasn’t used after the first quarter.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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What are the most important experiences in your life so far?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
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
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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 8 May. 2025.
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