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beastly

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adverb

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Recent Examples of beastly
Adjective
Robinson was too beastly for Washington rookie Alex Sarr down low. Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 This relapse tumor meant Trent was battling a beastly form of the disease. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
Adverb
As part of the intake stroke, a supercharger pulls and squeezes air into the engine to create that beastly whine. Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024 There’s a reason this beastly, brawny truck is still doing quite well despite being the oldest truck of its type on the market. Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for beastly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastly
Adjective
  • Dort will defend quicker guards like Mitchell but lives for the brute matchups.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Because the strongest person was going to win in both groups, which just proves the show prioritizes brute strength over any other quality.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • One show in late-stage development is set to mark the first small screen outing for a major Hollywood star, who will — hopefully — front an extremely high-concept game show straddling TV and video gaming.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • This high school student completed a brutal swim across New Zealand's 13.67-mile Cook Strait 02:16 CNN — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Domestic overcapacity and brutal internal competition have already pushed Chinese firms to expand abroad in search of profit margins.
    Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • The one catch is that the best deals don't last very long, usually selling out within the day.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • According to the outlets, the 250-pound deceased pet was then entered into a feral pig hunting competition, in which the two men won $1,000 cash.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • So, to our minds, this has been a very long, slow build towards Shauna as everything the Antler Queen represents, which is the most feral, the most animalistic, the most excited by that power that comes with being the leader and being out in the wilderness.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Our minds, for all their attunement to the nuances of the physical world—the subtle shifts in light, the micro-expressions that move on the faces of other people—are not terribly adept at perceiving those distinctions through the filters of airwaves and screens.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
  • This price isn't terribly juicy, hence the recommendation to wager a half-unit instead of a full unit.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • From ten miles out on approach the time goes incredibly quickly, and in a procedure based on no sudden moves, getting the descent, speed and touchdown right seems almost impossible.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024

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“Beastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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