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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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
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The luxuriously soft handle has experienced an epic resurgence—just take a look at the range, from high to low, of suede bags available on the market today.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
24 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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The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show highlighted the richly biodiverse ecosystem of the Central American nation's Coiba National Park, which includes an island that was once a penal colony.—
Maya Duclay,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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Comes in a wide size range, so more body types are covered comfortably.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Its spacious two-room premium suites are ideal for family theme park trips and can sleep six comfortably.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Horn, through nine games, already has tied his career season high with three picks.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Expensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensively. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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