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Recent Examples of finely
In the same food processor, combine the tomatoes and tomato paste and pulse to finely chop.
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Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Slice as finely as possible – the thinness is what keeps the salad delicate.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
Actress Courteney Cox took a break from the silver screen and arrived at the 1997 ceremony in a strapless gold dress that featured a cascading mosaic motif and a finely flowing fishtail hemline.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Add walnuts to food processor, and process until finely chopped, about 15 seconds; transfer to bowl with breadcrumbs.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Slice as finely as possible – the thinness is what keeps the salad delicate.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
Actress Courteney Cox took a break from the silver screen and arrived at the 1997 ceremony in a strapless gold dress that featured a cascading mosaic motif and a finely flowing fishtail hemline.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Add walnuts to food processor, and process until finely chopped, about 15 seconds; transfer to bowl with breadcrumbs.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finely
Adverb
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Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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This short plays excellently with spooky audio mixing and feels claustrophobic until the shocking last moment.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Forsberg played superbly after taking over for Kuemper, a member of Canada’s Olympic roster.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Forsberg played superbly after taking over for Kuemper, a member of Canada's Olympic roster.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The broadcast will be free after the cost of the device, which will deliver HD video marvelously.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The store’s eclectic and marvelously curated decor gives the distinct sense that everything in that shop belongs together.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The multi-hyphenate paired the slouchy, pocketed sweater with a fabulously massive fur scarf and a pair of shiny white pants.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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Twila is a reliable source of fabulously offbeat, unmistakably American looks, courtesy of costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This terrifically entertaining twist on the dating show formula asks contestants to mingle, fall in love, and get engaged all without ever meeting in person or seeing what the other looks like.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Jan. 2026
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In these respects, apart from the harlequin excesses of his Stalinism, Cowley is terrifically sound.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Even Joe, who has shown himself to be superlatively capable of ignoring other people’s feelings, knows that Max’s red-hot temper is best handled with care.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This was already understood by the onset of the 1970s, prompting countless network executives to kill themselves in the hope of creating something impeccably suited for sitting in front of an electromagnetic box and remaining there for as long as possible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Every hurdle has been met and overcome, if at the last minute, and grandly.—
Roger Simmons,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the shadow of Mount Etna and brushing up against the Ionian Sea, Sicily’s second-largest city was grandly rebuilt in imposing Baroque style using lava stone following a devastating 17th-century earthquake.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finely. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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