as in extremely
to a great degree
an archly competitive young executive
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Recent Examples of archly
That’s essentially what happened when a Northern California man died in early December — a demise that his brother archly and elegantly recounted in an obituary published in The Times.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
The antebellum garb is an unmistakable Walker signature, but the scene is expressive and foreboding — not the archly comic and subversive work for which the artist is best known.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Barthelme wrote, for Texas Monthly, in an archly mocking response to McMurtry’s later essay.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
The antebellum garb is an unmistakable Walker signature, but the scene is expressive and foreboding — not the archly comic and subversive work for which the artist is best known.
—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Barthelme wrote, for Texas Monthly, in an archly mocking response to McMurtry’s later essay.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archly
Adverb
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The present is extremely uninspiring, but the future is … well, maybe not bright, but at least mildly luminous.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sudden hearing loss can be caused by proximity to an extremely loud sound like an explosion.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That could be terribly damaging, especially with the arrival of the low season and everything.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Peters returns for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s fresh, surprising and very special Broadway production, following its run in Los Angeles.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Although such warships occasionally help interdict drugs in international waters, the use of naval assets for domestic border control is very unusual.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The biggest laggards in the S&P 500 include drugmaker Moderna and the highly volatile artificial intelligence play Super Micro Computer, which have fallen 79% and 69% from their record highs, respectively.—
Yun Li,Gina Francolla,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The observatory, which has monitored the Syrian conflict since 2011, said Monday that unidentified gunmen had recently thrown grenades and opened fire overnight on a building housing government security forces in the highly fortified Mezzeh district of the capital.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy came out incredibly hot, turning a two-shot deficit to Justin Rose into a three-shot lead in just over an hour.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And that’s one of the reasons Florida is here, too: the Gators’ frontcourt depth.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 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
Adverb
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In 2023, carjacking rates within Washington were so high, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) devised an undercover operation to take down an 18-year-old repeat offender who was allegedly working with other teenagers.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Archly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archly. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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