as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
a television evangelist who lives fatly on a steady stream of donations from viewers of moderate means and immoderate gullibility
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Adverb
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Creditors wanted the money to be restored as expensively as possible.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026 -
The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Something about the floral blue pattern on this dress feels luxuriously elegant.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Now, the Nuggets have the option to spend luxuriously next season — a choice that would’ve been available to them regardless — or avoid the luxury tax again and save millions of dollars.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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That represents a massive 33% discount to the current market price and sits comfortably below the initial $135 IPO price.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Wear them comfortably all day, even on a red-eye flight, thanks to the flexible elastic waistband and inner drawcord.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Brady Christensen, who can play all five offensive line spots, looms large on the free-agent market.—
Mike Kaye
June 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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With the back-to-back deaths of the district's representative, who were both in their 70s, age loomed large over the race, especially as younger Democrats push for a new generation of candidates.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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The kind of experience these companies curate manages to be sumptuously luxe and transformatively meaningful—and offers plenty of swashbuckling tales to tell.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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The car ended up high-centered on the edge of the manure pile.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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In the 64th minute, Christie gained possession at the top of the box and got off a shot that missed high.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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The bathhouse was richly decorated.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Then, each June, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the town’s traditional dresses—richly decorated, pleated, and baroque in their ornamentation—are brought back into the light.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Fatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatly. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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