1
as in extremely
to a great degree
after reading all the praise from critics, I found the play to be colossally disappointing
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
the most colossally rude person she had ever met
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Recent Examples of colossally
Instead, Disney allowed a colossally bloated budget to feed into a show that needed its first season to find its legs.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That colossally misguided approach over the past decade is part of the reason — a huge part of the reason — for the current mess.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
That colossally misguided approach over the past decade is part of the reason — a huge part of the reason — for the current mess.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colossally
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Almeida is extremely likely to have wrestling success early in this fight, and the question becomes whether Volkov can survive and extend the matchup.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last offseason, the Red Sox were extremely active, trading for ace pitcher Garrett Crochet and signing All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Social media is also full of ideas from people taking this oversized pie and turning it into any number of other desserts, from mini individual pies (with the use of a biscuit cutter) to layered trifles that are highly impressive and visually stunning.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Netflix and Chernin Entertainment have greenlit a drama series centered on the lives of the highly influential Kennedy family, Variety has learned.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Arguably the best thing about this season (other than every time Sage shows up on my TV screen) is how incredibly personal Savannah takes everything.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The country is incredibly violent.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Reports of Brigitte Bardot's death have been greatly exaggerated — and the French actress isn't happy about it.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Movement is important because if partially digested foods and toxins linger in the gut, the chance for problems increases greatly.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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But in the interim, since the dragon’s demise, something has gone terribly wrong.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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When Ashton reacted terribly, well, he got pushed off that cliff.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Penguins looked utterly out of sorts in the first period and didn’t look the least bit equipped to come back from the early deficit.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The two counties represent utterly different Californias.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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At the very least, a major influx of new cast members are bound to shake up the series third season, which will pick after the dramatic killing of a beloved character, the arrest of another, and the breakup between two more.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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The King very recently joked about his age during a visit to officially open the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
20 Oct. 2025
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Granted, Stafford’s life is considerably easier with Davante Adams in vertical routes.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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French collective memories altered considerably after World War II, converting a story of collaboration after June 1940 into one of resistance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Colossally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colossally. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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