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extraordinarily

adverb

Definition of extraordinarilynext
as in unusually

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Recent Examples of extraordinarily Insurers routinely cover extraordinarily expensive drugs with modest benefit. — Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026 With near-instant responses, generative AI can feel extraordinarily insightful. — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Artificial intelligence is extraordinarily good at collapsing that space. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 The missile must simultaneously maintain aerodynamic stability, protect its internal components, and operate an engine in an environment where airflow is moving extraordinarily quickly. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 Basically, the data points to an extraordinarily positive evolution. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Many have crossed a psychological boundary that will be extraordinarily difficult for any government to restore. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 College athletes have extraordinarily short competitive windows. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026 But the two quickly became extraordinarily close, and Sirtis was embraced by Majel’s warm, maternal side. — Scott Huver, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
  1. unusually
  2. uncommonly
  3. singularly
  4. abnormally
  5. extremely
  6. exceptionally
  7. remarkably
  8. incredibly
Adverb
  • Phetchaburi Road, one of the capital’s busiest, was unusually quiet as vehicles were turned back by high water.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The storm produced strong changes in Earth’s magnetic environment and pushed auroras to unusually low latitudes.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • This uncommonly thoughtful Jason Statham vehicle is based on a real 1971 heist.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some have already noted the uncommonly high demand for PV5 campers and alluded to early plans to bring the PV7 into the fold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • Georgia doesn’t have someone as singularly gifted as Bowers in this tight end room.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The New York Democrat is singularly focused on winning back control of the House.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • As of Thursday, abnormally dry conditions stretched across portions of Northern California, the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and Southern California.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This would further ease ongoing abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions across our region.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of abnormally
Adverb
  • The romance genre is extremely popular on the publishing side with massive engaged fan bases, and buyers on the film and TV side recognize the potential for that to translate to the screen.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Earthquakes and bradyseisms are very rare; the continents move extremely slowly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • This is yet another signal that this year will see an exceptionally strong El Niño.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Standard assays for measuring plastic breakdown are exceptionally slow because solid PET plastic resists dissolution, stretching testing timelines across several days.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • Identity, authentication and access controls answer that question remarkably well.
    — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As the technology behind synthetic speech has become remarkably sophisticated, AI voices have quietly woven themselves into the fabric of everyday experiences.
    — Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of remarkably
Adverb
  • Moments after an incredibly warm greeting, Quinn shoveled coal into the flames and stuck an iron in the forge.
    — Sarah Wood González, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Teach them that an answer can sound incredibly confident and still be wrong.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredibly

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“Extraordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinarily. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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