1
as in extremely
to a great degree
an enormously entertaining film
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time
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Recent Examples of enormously
If the medical board in Arkansas could issue guidance about PPROM like the one put out in Texas, that would help enormously, doctors there told ProPublica.
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Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
This is basically an admission that operational patterns matter enormously in a surveillance-heavy war.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
For veterans, this matters enormously.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
The upside of dealing with Iran is enormously good.
—NBC news, 17 May 2026
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Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
This is basically an admission that operational patterns matter enormously in a surveillance-heavy war.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
For veterans, this matters enormously.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
The upside of dealing with Iran is enormously good.
—NBC news, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormously
Adverb
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The club had learned to accept that the 51-year-old is extremely demanding and ambitious, qualities that actually made working with him a challenge at times.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Donley says that all the evidence presented in court shows that storing this waste in close proximity to homes, schools, and waterways would be extremely harmful to the local population's health and the environment.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Judge Cooper also stated that the highly prestigious Board of the Center was not authorized to add on the name ‘TRUMP’ despite the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of my time and money will be necessary for its successful reincarnation.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Those kinds of partnerships, where Delta steers customers to a brand and gets a cut of the business, explain why the airline chose Amazon over Starlink as the provider for its in-flight services, to Elon Musk’s highly vocal irritation.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Leda opened her mouth and left it open, an incredibly affecting gesture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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This is a Ritz-Carlton—incredibly refined, but always approachable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Kiley greatly outraised his opponents on the campaign finance front, and sought to emphasize his qualities as a political moderate who at times broke with the Republican Party.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Of course, space food has greatly advanced since the days of tube-food and chalky ice cream.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 June 2026
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Los Angeles County voters will cast ballots Tuesday in two very different races for county supervisor.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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At least one watchdog group warned the legislation could poke more holes into the property tax base for very large developers across the state, not just the Bears.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The rooms Given the building’s design, the rooms vary considerably behind almost every door.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Tickets for that match were considerably cheaper than for the New Jersey opener, though the Los Angeles area was still the second-most-expensive city to attend.—
Joe Murphy,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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While there are plenty of moments of necessary humor in the story, with Marquis flexing her knack for comic timing, other moments are terribly uncomfortable to grasp.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The finish is dry and not terribly long.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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But both are shooting much better from distance this postseason, and it's helped the Spurs reach the finals.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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This is still very much a sit-and-sip type of place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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“Enormously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormously. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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