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Recent Examples of extraordinarily
For the extraordinarily important appointment, the Princess of Wales wore a warm wool and cashmere coat by Suzannah London, a favorite brand of Sophie of Edinburgh.
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Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is a wonderful building with an extraordinarily beautiful materiality, inside and out, and in my opinion is his most perfect and greatest achievement.
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
In Seoul, Kim sits down with leading figures from the K-pop world to investigate how the industry cultivated an extraordinarily devoted international following.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump is pushing Congress to pass the SAVE Act to severely restrict mail voting, despite research showing fraud is extraordinarily rare.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
To carry information over long distances, the fiber must be extraordinarily clear.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
What is clear is that the organization and his family continue to stand behind him through an extraordinarily difficult chapter.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Measles is extraordinarily contagious.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
Federal law already requires voters to affirm their citizenship under penalty of perjury when registering and study after study has shown that voter fraud by non-citizens is extraordinarily rare.
—Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is a wonderful building with an extraordinarily beautiful materiality, inside and out, and in my opinion is his most perfect and greatest achievement.
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
In Seoul, Kim sits down with leading figures from the K-pop world to investigate how the industry cultivated an extraordinarily devoted international following.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump is pushing Congress to pass the SAVE Act to severely restrict mail voting, despite research showing fraud is extraordinarily rare.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
To carry information over long distances, the fiber must be extraordinarily clear.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
What is clear is that the organization and his family continue to stand behind him through an extraordinarily difficult chapter.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Measles is extraordinarily contagious.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
Federal law already requires voters to affirm their citizenship under penalty of perjury when registering and study after study has shown that voter fraud by non-citizens is extraordinarily rare.
—Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
Adverb
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In early 2026, nearly 80% of large fireballs (those with 50+ reports) produced audible booms — an unusually high rate.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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For now, the case remains open as investigators work to piece together the full story behind an unusually layered discovery.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Record low snowpack Every major river basin and state in the West is experiencing a snow drought, a period of abnormally little snowpack for the time of year, according to NOAA.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their presence prompted nervousness among beachgoers and surfers sharing the water, but marveled researchers who were perplexed by the abnormally longer stay close to shore.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The particles that make up these dark nebulae are of a finite size, and that size is extremely good at absorbing visible light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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David’s view The voters most keen to talk with political reporters are, typically, extremely engaged in politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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With a peppy MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ processor, this unit handles all kinds of Android apps with aplomb, benchmarking exceptionally across all of our tests.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Absent those resources, any push onto the Iranian mainland would be exceptionally difficult and likely come with high casualties, and would likely demand a significantly larger force, the experts said.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Only a geeky, witty male pal (Jon Cryer) sees her worth, until one day, quite remarkably, rich-kid McCarthy takes an interest.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the context of the federal health budget, that investment is remarkably modest.—
Nicole Kruegel,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the transfer portal era, making contributions at a championship-caliber program like Ohio State as a true freshman are incredibly rare.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first thing that struck me was the gold necklace’s incredibly lightweight nature, clocking in at just 25 grams.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Extraordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinarily. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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