as in extremely
to a great or unusual degree
She was an exceptionally talented dancer.
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Recent Examples of exceptionally
The combination of several consecutive hot days and exceptionally warm nights across a huge geographic area poses a serious health threat.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Americans like a good underdog story, and wagers are coming in on some teams with exceptionally long odds.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
Our infants have an exceptionally large head for their body size and yet have to squeeze through a very narrow pelvis.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
More than 5,700 deaths were also attributed to heat during an exceptionally hot summer last year.
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John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Americans like a good underdog story, and wagers are coming in on some teams with exceptionally long odds.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Our infants have an exceptionally large head for their body size and yet have to squeeze through a very narrow pelvis.
—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2026
More than 5,700 deaths were also attributed to heat during an exceptionally hot summer last year.
—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for exceptionally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionally
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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Designers of these technologies have to be sensitive to the fact that consumers will invite these tools into their personal lives and homes, meaning that privacy and the scope of what will be collected must be incredibly strict.
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Doing both puts a lot of stress on the brain when temperatures rise, and some people are incredibly sensitive to it.
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The power of the pause can be immensely helpful toward creating that sense of safety on both sides.
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And its immensely popular six-episode television adaptation, starring breakout stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, has already been renewed for a second season.
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But the feeling of release as the bowstrings were left vibrating in my arms was palpable, intensely satisfying.
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Listening for survivors requires near-total silence, and time is running out more than three days after the two intensely destructive earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks.
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“Exceptionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionally. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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