as in extremely
to a great or unusual degree
She was an exceptionally talented dancer.
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Recent Examples of exceptionally
In the era of streaming, smaller productions churned out at an exceptionally high rate are the lifeblood of platforms like Netflix, Paramount, HBO, and Hulu.
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Zoltan Kesz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
This was 48 hours after defending Kawhi Leonard exceptionally in a Game 7.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Meanwhile, Milly Alcock plays Michaela’s devoted assistant, Simone, who has become deeply enthralled with all this wealth and developed an exceptionally strange relationship with her boss.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Growing tensions between world leaders, centered around President , could turn ' funeral on Saturday morning into an exceptionally awkward diplomatic event.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Zoltan Kesz, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
This was 48 hours after defending Kawhi Leonard exceptionally in a Game 7.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Meanwhile, Milly Alcock plays Michaela’s devoted assistant, Simone, who has become deeply enthralled with all this wealth and developed an exceptionally strange relationship with her boss.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Growing tensions between world leaders, centered around President , could turn ' funeral on Saturday morning into an exceptionally awkward diplomatic event.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionally
Adverb
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No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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An Unexpected Yet Lifelong Passion Growing up, Fallon was extremely close to his grandparents.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The stakes are somehow ridiculously low—the winner essentially just receives bragging rights, along with a comically ugly metal bust of Davies’s head—and incredibly high, for comedians looking to boost their notoriety.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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This is an immensely physical series, with the likes of Nikola Jokić, Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr. and even Russell Westbrook, to a lesser degree.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But others have benefited immensely from the exodus of over 60% of their former foreign competitors who previously held big shares of the domestic market.—
Fred Weir,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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“Exceptionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionally. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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