as in extremely
to a great degree
an archly competitive young executive
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Recent Examples of archly
The gentrifying Reagan years that followed gave rise to archly analytic work addressing institutional power.
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Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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.
—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
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Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archly
Adverb
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Prioritize child and pet safety: Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts, and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Plus, those businesses rely on a strong supply chain, which has been terribly disrupted by tariffs in recent months.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the argument is often made by industry that plastics can sequester carbon from fossil fuels for the very long term, unless they are burned.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That’s the general public, very interested in these disciplines.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Its diverse gastronomic offerings are also a hit with young people; 95% rated the food scene highly.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The condition is highly contagious to other members of the canine family, such as dogs, but does not spread to humans, the department said.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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However, Boone was incredibly complimentary of Rice’s catching skills on Monday and Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Twitch recently banned her, with people citing that cheating on stream is against its TOS, but then early today she was unbanned, making that duration incredibly short.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Manny Machado followed with a walk, and he too was thrown out trying to take second on the back end of a double steal.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Bouchard has his own school-age memories of Woodward Avenue, too, from meeting a prom date to eating his first fast food there.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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This journey has been so special full of peace, excitement, and so much grace.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rivals have reported smaller tariff hits so far: GM (GM) has projected one of $4 billion to $5 billion for the year, while Ford (F) expects a $3 billion hit to full-year gross revenues.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Archly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archly. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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