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
The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly.
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Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The City Football Group, with Manchester City as the jewel in its crown, is a prime — and expensively-assembled — example.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
To be in a place built—so very expensively—on fossil fuels, listening to endless green talk from an industry profiting off planetary destruction, is far more discombobulating than the astonishing shopping options.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The soundtrack boasts expensively familiar crowd-pleasers by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Billy Joel.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Perhaps China’s aggressive state spending, open-source AI coding, and interest in ordinary use cases for the technology will ultimately give the country an edge over American firms that are expensively chasing revolutionary applications for a more theoretical product.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
—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
Also great for very, very expensively besieging castles.
—Evan Ackermanerico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2016
Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The City Football Group, with Manchester City as the jewel in its crown, is a prime — and expensively-assembled — example.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
To be in a place built—so very expensively—on fossil fuels, listening to endless green talk from an industry profiting off planetary destruction, is far more discombobulating than the astonishing shopping options.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The soundtrack boasts expensively familiar crowd-pleasers by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Billy Joel.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Perhaps China’s aggressive state spending, open-source AI coding, and interest in ordinary use cases for the technology will ultimately give the country an edge over American firms that are expensively chasing revolutionary applications for a more theoretical product.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
—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
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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This simple recipe from former Food editor Amy Scattergood adds cornmeal and corn flour, which gives the pancake a luxuriously sweet edge.—
Senior Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Wearing sweats outside the house is officially acceptable (at least to us) thanks to this lightly slouchy and luxuriously soft pair.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.—
Emily Bogle,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Ironically, programs like this illustrate the bind in which both Mellon and the humanities writ large find themselves.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Cabin sizes skewed large and included a VIP configured 737 that came from the East Coast, and several Gulfstreams and Challengers.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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How does someone as non-linear in thought and deed create music so richly within the format of popular song and its structure?—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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But BandWith Chicago’s new home in East Garfield Park displays a more contemporary approach to minimalism, one that richly layers old and new elements in a compelling solution that is modest and straightforward while equally elegant and nuanced.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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His Thunder comfortably won what could be considered his worst game in nearly a year.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The card slot comfortably fits three to five cards, as well as bills and coins.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2026
Adverb
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Toews’ deflection bounced high from the left face-off dot toward Wedgewood’s net — but before the goalie could control the rebound, Hartman swatted it like a pickleball volley in mid-air and past the Colorado goaltender for a 3-0 Minnesota lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Here, the eclipse occurs high in the sky, with durations exceeding 4 minutes near the Strait of Gibraltar.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.—
Noelann Bourgade,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Expensively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensively. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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