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as in totally
to a full extent or degree
she waited until we were completely finished before starting the next part
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as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
an allegation that was completely investigated and found to be groundless
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Recent Examples of completely
Authorities will not be able to begin their investigation into the cause of the fire until it is completely extinguished, Heefner said.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Two, any fears of Kansas City being unable to handle a World Cup are completely wrong.
—Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Things fell completely apart in the sixth as the Hornets sent 10 batters to the plate, resulting in a six-run outburst that settled things for good.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Blend until completely smooth and creamy, scraping down sides as needed.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
No one in the city is taking that second event more seriously than chef Edward Lee, whose 35-seat, Korean fine dining restaurant SHIA has been completely plastic-free since opening in November 2024.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The strategy utilizes a highly efficient, asset-light model that completely strips away the traditional burdens of inventory management, localized logistics and heavy infrastructure.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
And the beauty of that is that those wheels now are completely configurable.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
And in a sixth district that was made more GOP-leaning, Democrats were completely shut out.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Two, any fears of Kansas City being unable to handle a World Cup are completely wrong.
—Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Things fell completely apart in the sixth as the Hornets sent 10 batters to the plate, resulting in a six-run outburst that settled things for good.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
Blend until completely smooth and creamy, scraping down sides as needed.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
No one in the city is taking that second event more seriously than chef Edward Lee, whose 35-seat, Korean fine dining restaurant SHIA has been completely plastic-free since opening in November 2024.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The strategy utilizes a highly efficient, asset-light model that completely strips away the traditional burdens of inventory management, localized logistics and heavy infrastructure.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
And the beauty of that is that those wheels now are completely configurable.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026
And in a sixth district that was made more GOP-leaning, Democrats were completely shut out.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completely
Adverb
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The hotel's exterior, at the base of Aspen Mountain (also called Ajax) is totally unassuming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The idea that prosperity causes monetary inflation is totally unsupported by real-world experiences.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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New York City is systematically erasing its public seating.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Such claims have been systematically refuted by evidence submitted to Norfolk Superior Court.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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While Pochettino said the substitution was purely precautionary, American fans will likely remain uneasy until Pulisic is back on the field and fully healthy.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The addition of a new service, if priced similarly to others, could cost consumers $15 per month to fully realise AI on their smartphones.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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To all appearances, so many years later, this was a mechanism that had been thoroughly tested and that worked perfectly well.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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That smell might be coming from chemical disinfectants used on tanks that are rarely cleaned thoroughly.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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And no one pays attention to it—to understand what happened that drove Americans who had shed blood to free slaves in the 1860s to give so utterly up on them in the 1870s and after.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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His voice is utterly singular as an artist.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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However, xGC estimates that even with Lionel Messi, their roster doesn’t quite contain the same threat as teams like France and Spain.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There's nothing quite like growing a classic apple tree (Malus domestica) in your garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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One meteor that plunged into the sleepy British town of Winchcombe in 2021 — leaving a sizable dent in a family’s driveway — was found to have a D/H ratio that almost perfectly matched that of Earth’s oceans.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
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Also, Elmo perfectly illustrated why online betting needs stronger regulation, something that is currently being debated in Washington.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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All this while presiding over the largest outbreak of measles in the US in more than two decades, which by June 2025 had killed three people in a wholly vaccine-preventable tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The wave of investment led by Google will be a chance to stitch a new neighborhood together, one not wholly dependent on office workers, said Ariella Gibson, a spokesperson for the Chicago Loop Alliance.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Completely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completely. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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