as in luxuriously
in a luxurious manner
the pop singer's expensively decorated mansion was a testament to her commercial success
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Recent Examples of expensively
New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
In sport organizations, where cultures are often lean, fast-moving and emotionally charged, this spiral happens quickly and expensively.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Can something so one-directional, so expensively legacy-media, be combined with something this grassroots, this user-generated, this 2025?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Also great for very, very expensively besieging castles.
—Evan Ackermanerico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2016
Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
In sport organizations, where cultures are often lean, fast-moving and emotionally charged, this spiral happens quickly and expensively.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Can something so one-directional, so expensively legacy-media, be combined with something this grassroots, this user-generated, this 2025?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Also great for very, very expensively besieging castles.
—Evan Ackermanerico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expensively
Adverb
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The throw is crafted with acrylic, but don’t be fooled by its price; the intricate, woven yarn resembles that of chenille, with a buttery-smooth texture that feels luxuriously soft to the touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Go with icebreaker’s 300 MerinoFine™ half-zip thermal top and leggings—featuring the softest, finest, and heaviest weight fabric, made with ultrafine merino wool fibers that deliver a luxuriously soft feel and keep you warm in the cold New England mornings.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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Also because every page of the screenplay is so richly detailed, and there's something exciting happening.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The solar system is far more richly endowed by resources than everyday experience might suggest.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Constructed with roomy, round toe boxes, removable polyurethane footbeds,grippy rubber outsoles, and supportive, flexible insoles, these sleek boots were built to wear all day comfortably.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Annabelle’s group could comfortably invest in industry, while Morgan’s had to focus on survival.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Thomas had two of Miami’s season-high-tying three turnovers against Syracuse, also recovering a fumble at the end of the first half to keep Miami’s 14-0 lead intact.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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And then domestic tax revenues will climb as corporate taxes go up and all of these high-paying jobs are created.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Expensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensively. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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