as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
The song comes with a striking visual where Teitelbaum finds herself in a beige hallway, desperately trying to keep an ice sculpture of a fawn from melting.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
California desperately needs more mental health providers.
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Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
The Turks turned up the pressure in the final seconds, with Kaan Ayhan slipping the ball past a desperately defending US squad and sending the sellout crowd at SoFi Stadium home shocked.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Sacramento was a veteran-laden mess of a roster last season, and the franchise desperately needs an infusion of young talent.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for desperately
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
California desperately needs more mental health providers.
—
Luis Contreras,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
The Turks turned up the pressure in the final seconds, with Kaan Ayhan slipping the ball past a desperately defending US squad and sending the sellout crowd at SoFi Stadium home shocked.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Sacramento was a veteran-laden mess of a roster last season, and the franchise desperately needs an infusion of young talent.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
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Corzo, who lived a number of years in Los Angeles, said his apartment is on the east side of Caracas, so it was not hit as badly by the earthquake as other parts of the city.
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At least eight hospitals, the headquarters of the Venezuelan Red Cross, and the French embassy were among buildings reported to have been badly damaged.
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.
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The producers are amazing, the writers are amazing, the director's amazing and Netflix has been nothing but incredibly supportive.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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So too did a record 400-million-barrel release from the International Energy Agency’s strategic petroleum reserves – a supply boost that’s still underway.
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The man who made a reputation by doing the impossible with African Cup of Nation wins had too little time to find the magic with Tunisia.
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Hearing a bat has contracted rabies near Lodi Lake is not so shocking.
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Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
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Tried and tested professionals to really help maintain a high standard.
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Looking up over the hill there was really nothing left here.
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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