as in extremely
to a great or unusual degree
She was an exceptionally talented dancer.
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Recent Examples of exceptionally
Weighing just 180 tons, the vessel is exceptionally light for a 110-footer and has a shallow draft of just under five feet.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The Panthers have played terrible run defenses in back-to-back weeks, and the offensive line — even with multiple Week 1 starters missing — has played exceptionally well.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Biden and Obama, while occasionally critical of Netanyahu’s government, maintained the United States’ exceptionally strong ties with Israel and supported continued billions in military aid for the country.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Federal mortgage-fraud prosecutions are exceptionally rare.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The Panthers have played terrible run defenses in back-to-back weeks, and the offensive line — even with multiple Week 1 starters missing — has played exceptionally well.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Biden and Obama, while occasionally critical of Netanyahu’s government, maintained the United States’ exceptionally strong ties with Israel and supported continued billions in military aid for the country.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Federal mortgage-fraud prosecutions are exceptionally rare.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionally
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The last six decades or so have been an extremely subtle hint, and the rest of us have cracked the code.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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With someone like Charles, whose world is incredibly high-pressure and constantly moving — and a big thing is trust.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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But playing shortstop in the big leagues at an elite level is incredibly difficult.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The revered text, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas, has had numerous film and TV adaptations, including an immensely popular one on Indian state broadcasting channel Doordarshan and one by Peter Brook, which was recently restored.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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No government has been able to stave off, slow, or even manage the infiltration of giant, immensely lucrative tech companies into every corner of young humans’ lives and interaction.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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In Start of Watch, Harry Bosch, a intensely observant, stoic and unyielding young man, is a probationary patrol officer with the LAPD.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Knowing this, the military was intensely interested in optimization problems — that is, how to strategically allocate limited resources in situations that could involve hundreds or thousands of variables.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Exceptionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionally. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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