extraordinarily

adverb

Definition of extraordinarilynext
as in unusually

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Recent Examples of extraordinarily Plants do not grow alone Soils hold a vast and extraordinarily diverse hidden world teeming with billions of microbes that are essential for sustaining life on Earth and supporting productive and resilient crops. — Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 The finish also features some lingering mint/herbal character, along with both green and black tea tannins; that final duo is extraordinarily refreshing. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The trouble is that quantum states can be extraordinarily complicated, due to a phenomenon called superposition, in which many different configurations of a system can coexist in a single state. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2026 Independence Day morning offers one of the best opportunities in decades, as the distant ice giant passes extraordinarily close to Mars in the predawn sky. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026 The trio stand out among other USA fans for their extraordinarily patriotic costumes. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Despite extraordinarily high ticket prices, the stadiums have mostly been full. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Alas, Ligeti proved to be an extraordinarily difficult collaborator, his manic perfectionism colliding with practical reality and leading to unpleasant scenes. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 In the Biellese Alps of Piedmont, there’s Ermenegildo Zegna’s extraordinarily beautiful nature reserve, Oasi Zegna, where the designer and his family have planted over half a million trees and operate the eco hotel Albergo Bucaneve. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
  1. unusually
  2. uncommonly
  3. singularly
  4. abnormally
  5. extremely
  6. exceptionally
  7. remarkably
  8. incredibly
Adverb
  • The Tetra, from Analog Machine Works, features an unusually long tubular space frame with a pair of opposite-facing tetrahedrons in its interconnected structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
  • By Wednesday evening, senior White House officials had decided to actively support the effort to contest the suspension, which many soccer analysts viewed as an unusually harsh punishment.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • The skilled pivot speaks almost perfect English and is uncommonly engaging to speak with.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Trump appears to have lost interest in most of the GOP agenda and has become almost singularly focused on his voting legislation to require proof of citizenship, which has almost no chance of passing.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of singularly
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  • But with toxic levels of cobalt, the transcription factor is active without low oxygen levels, leading to abnormally high amounts of hemoglobin-carrying red blood cells—explaining the woman’s high hemoglobin levels.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The continental United States logged its most abnormally hot March in 132 years of records, and Europe has seen unseasonable highs near 104 degrees.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of abnormally
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  • The team turned to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a stadium-sized synchrotron facility that produces extremely bright X-ray beams.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Teasing out the impact of a small dose of radiation that occurs in addition to all those other exposures is extremely challenging, and the impact of extremely low exposures has not been decisively demonstrated.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Many people with Marfan are exceptionally tall—Abraham Lincoln, for one, may have had the syndrome—and are at very high risk of a kind of fatal rupture in the heart.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Come morning, guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast spread that includes an exceptionally tasty frittata, housemade granola, coconut chia pudding, and fresh fruits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of exceptionally
Adverb
  • As Americans gear up for a remarkably hot Fourth of July weekend, party fare is certainly on the mind.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • These plants grow remarkably quickly and are a favorite of pollinators, attracting bees and butterflies to your garden.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of remarkably
Adverb
  • Each location was incredibly challenging, but each location was challenging in a different way.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 July 2026
  • Dan, your schedule is incredibly busy with this, Rick and Morty, Krapopolis and execing on Haunted Hotel.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of incredibly

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