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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration
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as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
he made totally sure the door was locked when he left the house
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Recent Examples of totally
Cameron has confirmed that the third film will focus again on Sully, Neytiri, and their kids, who won’t have totally aged out of their roles thanks to Cameron filming Avatar: The Way of Water and its sequel simultaneously, beginning in 2017.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The views are not too shabby, either: totally unobstructed, with the Vienna skyline twinkling in the distance.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
There were already plans for a special session this month on the totally different topic of laws to regulate sales of hemp products.
—Blaise Gainey, NPR, 21 July 2025
The glazed finish adds a summery, fresh, and totally elegant touch—just the right balance for a striking everyday look.
—Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 20 July 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The views are not too shabby, either: totally unobstructed, with the Vienna skyline twinkling in the distance.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
There were already plans for a special session this month on the totally different topic of laws to regulate sales of hemp products.
—Blaise Gainey, NPR, 21 July 2025
The glazed finish adds a summery, fresh, and totally elegant touch—just the right balance for a striking everyday look.
—Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totally
Adverb
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The yard art in Bisbee is rough around the edges and fully part of its landscape-sun-faded, dust-covered, alive with personality.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Once exposed, that kind of information is almost impossible to fully retrieve or erase: disappearing into the vastness of cyberspace.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The Dayton band, which rose to fame in the 1970s, filled its set with a variety of theatrics and gimmicks that left me thoroughly entertained.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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Use a garden sprayer or a spray bottle to apply the milk spray to the tops and undersides of plant leaves, ensuring they are thoroughly drenched.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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But a new box set, chronicling the creation of Five Leaves Left, offers a glimpse into the real Drake — the living, breathing musician who was incredibly gifted, utterly charming, and ahead of his time.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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Wimpy was a mild-mannered, soft-spoken, lazy, parsimonious, and utterly gluttonous hamburger-wolfing straight man to Popeye.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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What’s more, quite unlike the audience for other performers in their 70s who’ve passed through recently, the crowd skewed young; the median age might’ve been half his age.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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The distinction between a studio apartment and a one-bedroom apartment is quite simple, but understanding why the former can be a better option than the latter is slightly more complicated.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
21 July 2025
Adverb
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Most Lake Country residents have seen their fair share of shoreline shenanigans, but for Albert Cutler of Oconomowoc, a fish falling from the sky and landing perfectly wedged in the front of his truck was a first.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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In collaboration with the NBA, Sony Pictures Animation will release GOAT theatrically on February 13, 2026, timed perfectly for NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles (Feb 13–15).—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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An invitation to fight forward against erasure, to integrate my culture and my country together, wholly.—
Natalie Guerrero
July 28,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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It’s been a long, brutal, wildly partisan, and wholly unlikely slog to get here, but Shari Redstone finally gets to preserve her family fortune by selling her patrimony, the media empire laboriously assembled by father Sumner, for about $8.5 billion and goodness knows how much cortisol and angst.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adverb
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This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the original Hector bag, so 2025 will be all about Hector at Thom Browne.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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By the final round the three chefs were all cooking as individuals because their teammates were sent home in elimination rounds.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
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The farm also runs partly on solar power and processes olives entirely onsite, emphasizing freshness and control.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The highest-grossing film of the previous year — in fact, the highest-grossing film for the next decade — revolved entirely around a kid wanting a phone.—
Jeremy Dauber,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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“Totally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totally. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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