completely

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Recent Examples of completely Russian forces have long targeted the strategic cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as part of a push to completely capture the Donetsk Oblast, one of the Kremlin’s key objectives in the conflict. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis with animation overseen by Richard Williams, takes every aspect of itself, even the zany silliness of cartoons, completely seriously, while never losing sight of the fun. James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 The building went through an even bigger transformation in 2018, when the interior was stripped down to the studs and completely remodeled, Lange said. Evan Moore august 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Last year, the Swiss village of Blatten was completely buried after a glacier collapsed, sending millions of tons of ice and rock down mountainside. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 For Galdiano, doing away with the infrastructure completely was a worst-case scenario. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 Rather than being put completely under, Peasley was given local anesthesia to numb the area around her ear. Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 In 2011, Fabares told PBS Houston that after suffering liver failure and facing death, her outlook on life completely changed. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Even if diverse hiring slows radically, that’s unlikely to completely reverse these gains. Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for completely
Adverb
  • Billie is a pro at this by now, which extends to wingman-ing, but Issa totally lost her skills after being out of the game so long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In reality, Young came up with a totally different concept for the tour shortly before rehearsals began.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The strategy uses Hammett parameters to systematically tune the optical properties of iridium complexes through a process called orbital decoupling.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The current administration has implemented sweeping overhauls to federal land management that critics argue systematically isolate underserved communities.
    Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Experts advise thoroughly reading the contract, including coverage limits and exclusions, before purchasing a plan.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after handling food.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Fast-forward to today, and the brand’s shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair masks, and more are flying off the shelf—while the bond-repairing-product business is utterly booming.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For this is the unintentionally funny story of what happens when utterly unhinged and high-minded hubris becomes your guiding light.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • It's been quite a disappointing year for home shoppers who waited since 2023 for rates to cool off.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, the approach is marred by low throughput, and the process is also quite complex to execute.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Before Gould arrived, Gates’s team spent the day installing — making sure every bedspread, headboard, desk arrangement, lamp and, of course, the umbrella were perfectly in place.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Mia Wasikowska perfectly embodies the role of Agata, a writer returning to her home continent, seeking to understand and reconnect with the wounds of the recent past, and with the ways in which unresolved conflicts continue to echo in the present.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Within the oeuvre of the Muppets’ cinematic and televisual work, Miss Piggy hasn’t ever wholly been a punch line — her image is too dexterous for that.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As rookies in 2022, Mike LaFleur was a first-time play caller from the Kyle Shanahan tree devoted wholly to his scheme.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Completely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completely. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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