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Recent Examples of excellently
Mullvad performed excellently during our latest round of tests.
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Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
Everything was grilled excellently.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2026
The entire team performed excellently with Neiman Marcus.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the end, justice prevailed after Dembele’s penalty was excellently saved by Nick Pope, but the irony of another controversial penalty award in the French capital will not be lost on Newcastle players, staff or fans.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
This short plays excellently with spooky audio mixing and feels claustrophobic until the shocking last moment.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
Everything was grilled excellently.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2026
The entire team performed excellently with Neiman Marcus.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the end, justice prevailed after Dembele’s penalty was excellently saved by Nick Pope, but the irony of another controversial penalty award in the French capital will not be lost on Newcastle players, staff or fans.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
This short plays excellently with spooky audio mixing and feels claustrophobic until the shocking last moment.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellently
Adverb
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Things got even better for Atletico, and worse for Barcelona, as Alvarez curled the resulting free kick superbly over and around the wall into the top corner — with so much power on the shot that home ‘keeper Joan Garcia could not get across to save.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Maces, which were little more than rocks mounted on sticks, had questionable value as hunting tools, but they were superbly suited for smashing the bones and skulls of other humans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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John Houseman tippy toes briefly as a dry old bean and stuffy grammarian, emblematic of the stultified staff at Fox’s magazine of employment; unfortunately, Houseman’s marvelously fussy presence is only one of the film’s intermittent garnishes, most of which are never developed and never pay off.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The baritone, Vincent Casagrande, a marvelously cantankerous Prisoner, tells us only sick people dream, and of course everyone on stage automatically enters a dream state.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Acclimating our senses was rooftop breakfast served by a gracious staff who introduced us to Armenian coffee — finely ground into a powder and brewed in a jazzve pot.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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The aluminum chassis has a sleek, silvery look, and the monitor is sturdy, finely crafted, and well-proportioned.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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One of the stars of the show was the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, which played fabulously from start to finish, if occasionally too loudly for singers.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The eatery is consistently buzzing with energy, making for a fabulously fun atmosphere that bleeds into the rest of the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In a terrifically non-didactic way, Lincoln lets audiences in on the inner workings of governmental warfare.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Flynn runs terrifically well with the conflicting aspects of this character.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Even Joe, who has shown himself to be superlatively capable of ignoring other people’s feelings, knows that Max’s red-hot temper is best handled with care.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Accompanied by her husband Marcus Mumford, frontman of the group Mumford & Sons—impeccably dressed in a dark gray double-breasted suit with peak lapels, along with a white shirt and powdery tie—Carey Mulligan appeared in a black and white outfit.—
Alfredo Toriello,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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During a March 30 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress wore a chic white suit that was impeccably modern.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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