as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
If a member school’s athletic department desperately needs a line of credit, the university can arrange a more favorable one.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Trump has argued the ballroom is desperately needed to hold large events that currently have to be confined to the White House East Room or outdoors on the South Lawn.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Connecticut desperately needed an experienced point guard with French phenom Leila Lacan still overseas competing for a championship with her team in France’s Ligue Feminine.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
There is some aspect of their being that desperately needs to migrate, and so, the birds hop about restlessly.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Trump has argued the ballroom is desperately needed to hold large events that currently have to be confined to the White House East Room or outdoors on the South Lawn.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Connecticut desperately needed an experienced point guard with French phenom Leila Lacan still overseas competing for a championship with her team in France’s Ligue Feminine.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
There is some aspect of their being that desperately needs to migrate, and so, the birds hop about restlessly.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Not terribly hard, as he’s shown before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Not so coincidentally, Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930, was from Kansas, so Isaacman’s answer to a senator from that state isn’t terribly unexpected.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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While some African countries are major oil and gas producers, the continent imports the vast majority of its fuels, leaving it badly exposed to foreign energy shocks.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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The man died immediately, but his body badly damaged one of the jet engines.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Football clubs are filled with talented professionals who work incredibly hard.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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While that sort of payday would be life-changing for the overwhelming majority of humans walking the planet, Reitan is the exception, thanks to his historic and incredibly lucrative family business.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Mauricio Dubón delivered the big blow on another Maton curveball that caught too much plate for a two-run homer.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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These programs are technically separate from the refugee program, but they, too, have been disrupted.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Doing so on interactive streaming services isn’t just a matter of marrying an ad with a specific show.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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And so rivals again assailed Becerra’s performance as state attorney general and Health and Human Services secretary in the Biden administration.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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After all, the longest until 2114 is really hard not to get excited about.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Izaiah is an active kid who really enjoys being part of a team.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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