completely

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Recent Examples of completely This is a major milestone for us, but honestly, that happened completely naturally and organically. — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The screen is also a pleasure to read, both with the backlight and completely unlit under natural light, with text looking sharp and even grayscale renderings of color art showing plenty of detail. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Shoppers are now sharing screenshots of descriptions that range from funny to completely inaccurate. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The handwashing station was completely blocked with dirty dishes stored inside the sink. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 This may mean experiencing a familiar landscape from a completely different angle, seeing it through the eyes of a local, or engaging with it through the senses. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, there’s no proven way to completely eliminate hallucinations from AI systems for now. — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 So in 1981 and ’82, the new Reagan administration completely rewrote the antitrust guidelines, the federal guidelines that instruct federal judges and prosecutors, state attorneys generals, everybody. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 The 71-year-old is completely autonomous now in movement and breathing, the Vatican added. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completely
Adverb
  • After co-headlining with Charli xcx at the peak of Brat Summer, Sivan was struck by his post-show emotional crash, when the roar of stadiums gave way to the quiet of being totally on his own.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Because your husband should totally be your mentor, that’s a very healthy power dynamic!
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Israel and the United States have hit thousands of Iranian targets, systematically destroying much of the country’s military infrastructure and killing many of its top leaders.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Every flashback sequence is fully animated, even though everything in the present is live-action.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • It's also designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough that SpaceX believes will revolutionize spaceflight.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • On that note, another common mistake is not rinsing hair conditioner thoroughly enough once you’re done.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Rather than eliding them, Carson ends up bringing attention to these absences – an utterly distinctive choice.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But the quality remains extremely uneven—mathematicians are finding some papers readable and others utterly nonsensical.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The press release probably didn’t need to also say the company imbued it with distinctive character or charm; that’s quite obvious from the design.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nothing, however, has lived on quite like his appreciation for the mundane.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • On a blistering surprise EP, Deafheaven find the vicious attack and grandiose drama of symphonic black metal perfectly suited to their purposes.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Row’s perfectly balanced, Midas-touch accessories, to serve you a lifetime and beyond.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Of course, the West itself is a nebulous concept, one that was wholly absent from the ancient Greek and Roman luminaries who ground its canon.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Chula Vista, which has wholly embraced such technologies, also utilizes AI to write police reports.
    — Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Completely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completely. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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