as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
National Police Week is an optimal time to contact federal lawmakers to urge them to support bills that can catapult the change law enforcement desperately needs.
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Paula Fitzsimmons, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Law’s language remains opaque, its institutions foreign and forbidding, and its cost an insurmountable barrier for most to engage counsel when it is desperately needed.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
This is a solution desperately in search of a problem.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Orange County similarly and desperately needs an ethics code with peer enforcement.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Paula Fitzsimmons, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Law’s language remains opaque, its institutions foreign and forbidding, and its cost an insurmountable barrier for most to engage counsel when it is desperately needed.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
This is a solution desperately in search of a problem.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Orange County similarly and desperately needs an ethics code with peer enforcement.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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An Unexpected Yet Lifelong Passion Growing up, Fallon was extremely close to his grandparents.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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That is a big part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: people of low character behaving badly.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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That lesson is one that Washington badly needs to learn.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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Like its younger sibling, the whiskey has an incredibly broad aroma, encompassing fresh and dried tropical and orchard fruits, nuts, caramel or butterscotch, and vanilla.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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As incredibly fast as that is, space is incredibly spread out.—
Jarred Roberts,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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The latest trailer was released on May 14, and it's packed with heroic vibes, jaw-dropping visuals, and what looks like a very annoyed protagonist.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
14 May 2025
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You’re Obsessed With Learning About The Business Compared to hobbies, which are usually for fun and leisure, business is a very serious undertaking.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Thanks to his green card, his two children, ages 12 and 16, were able to come to the U.S. too within the last year.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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And some guys want to chat about not-so-important stuff.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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So what made Toronto’s penalty kill so effective Friday night?—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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Audience reviews were polarized, but some people really loved it.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Ask yourself: Is this really for them or mostly for me?—
Brian N. Chin,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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