as in extremely
to a great degree
an achingly funny movie
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Recent Examples of achingly
Deak Harp is getting hectic on harmonica, backed by an achingly cool guitarist who never removes her shades.
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Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Initially, Shipshape Island, the team’s floating headquarters, sails the seas at an achingly slow pace.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The age profile in the Manchester City squad has become achingly obvious, with stars like Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne now well into their 30s and struggling.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The next year, Ballerina Farm Instagram got a substantial influx of followers due to an achingly real event.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Initially, Shipshape Island, the team’s floating headquarters, sails the seas at an achingly slow pace.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
The age profile in the Manchester City squad has become achingly obvious, with stars like Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne now well into their 30s and struggling.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The next year, Ballerina Farm Instagram got a substantial influx of followers due to an achingly real event.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achingly
Adverb
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Prions are extremely persistent in the environment.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Apple's testimony said: The IPA's existing powers are already extremely broad and pose a significant risk to the global availability of vitally important security technologies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Part comedy, part drama, part horror film, this incredibly accomplished debut announces the arrival of a huge star both in front of and behind the camera.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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What’s incredibly surprising is that some of the most outrageously hard-to-believe tall tales included are the ones backed with photographic evidence.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Toth shakes this up, soon designing very Breueresque tubular steel pieces.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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The very thought feels absurd—but then again, isn’t that the whole point of luxury?—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Cleaning one's own floors seems like a terribly 20th-century way to spend one's time, and the age of the robo-vac has well and truly dawned over the last few years, with nearly 30% of US homes either using or considering a robot vacuum back in 2022, according to Interpret.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2025
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Allen gets another chance to finally get his team past Mahomes’ team, one that isn’t all that terribly far from having made it to seven Super Bowls in a row.—
Mike Lupica,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Los Angeles County could see gusts of 10 mph to 20 mph across highly populated areas, and 20 mph to 40 mph in the mountains and deserts.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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He is highly rated, as is Reis, and they can be regarded as fine long-term acquisitions, but that hardly helps Guardiola now.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Lamination is essentially a perm for the brows and this process is way too harsh for delicate brow hairs.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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When a would-be client first dialed Andrew Howard, her timing was so serendipitous that the Jacksonville, Florida, designer thought he was being pranked by someone in his office.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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As is the case with everything Kendrick Lamar does, especially throughout his beef with Drake, his Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show included a few easter eggs and caused fans to theorize about other aspects of the show that may not have actually been so purposeful.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 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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“Achingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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