as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
Cut to Alex, desperately tending to her dwindling fire while berating God for letting her experience love, only to rip it away from her.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For her, being in love is the only thing that matters, and her growing anxiety pushes her to desperately seek the one.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
As Girl Scout cookie season comes to a close, customers across the nation are desperately stocking up on their favorite boxes to freeze for the rest of the year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
But the company desperately wants to avoid a Wii U flop — a console that sported a novel new controller but failed to convince consumers to upgrade from the celebrated Wii.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
For her, being in love is the only thing that matters, and her growing anxiety pushes her to desperately seek the one.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
As Girl Scout cookie season comes to a close, customers across the nation are desperately stocking up on their favorite boxes to freeze for the rest of the year.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
But the company desperately wants to avoid a Wii U flop — a console that sported a novel new controller but failed to convince consumers to upgrade from the celebrated Wii.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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The present is extremely uninspiring, but the future is … well, maybe not bright, but at least mildly luminous.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, experts maintain that voter fraud remains extremely rare, with studies showing minimal evidence of noncitizen voting.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That could be terribly damaging, especially with the arrival of the low season and everything.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Dolphins badly need to upgrade the offensive line, and Tyler Booker does just that.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consider gold, an investment that usually does well when stocks and bonds do badly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy came out incredibly hot, turning a two-shot deficit to Justin Rose into a three-shot lead in just over an hour.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Peters returns for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s fresh, surprising and very special Broadway production, following its run in Los Angeles.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Although such warships occasionally help interdict drugs in international waters, the use of naval assets for domestic border control is very unusual.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Foreign governments have been upping their travel warnings, too, especially for transgender travelers, to use one example.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Shoulder pads are in for fall 2025 and so are other details that read unabashedly, authentically bold instead of being chained to the incessant trend cycle.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Drinking more water really is key to glowing skin, an extra few hours of sleep does more… Accessorize Pearl Jam Pearls are back, as one look at the Paris runways will attest.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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Part of the invitation design, and part of the idea of curating your event, also includes really fun attire recommendations.—
Maria Ward,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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