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as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
we were staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York and living rather grandly
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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
had grandly offered to pay the entire cost of the Christmas party at the children's hospital
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Recent Examples of grandly
Trump spoke grandly for over 20 minutes about his efforts to resolve decades of bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
His parenting pays off grandly when Lockjaw returns to try to devastate their lives once again.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Next morning at breakfast Amby complains grandly of his soreness.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
But the film’s wild, icy and rural visuals, captured grandly by cinematographer Tyson Perkins, are astonishingly gorgeous to meditate in.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
His parenting pays off grandly when Lockjaw returns to try to devastate their lives once again.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Next morning at breakfast Amby complains grandly of his soreness.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
But the film’s wild, icy and rural visuals, captured grandly by cinematographer Tyson Perkins, are astonishingly gorgeous to meditate in.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandly
Adverb
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New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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In sport organizations, where cultures are often lean, fast-moving and emotionally charged, this spiral happens quickly and expensively.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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He was honorably discharged with the rank of Major.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Far from discredited, he was deemed to have acted honorably.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The pullover-style design boasts a ribbed high neckline, a ribbed hem, a luxuriously soft material, and side slits that are modest enough for the office.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sunset Luxury Smokeshow Co also has a luxuriously soft line of mesh clothing.—
Emily Earlenbaugh,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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Call upon your trusty slow cooker to make this richly comforting potato soup.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s no way to approximate this full-body experience or reproduce the effect of millions of richly acoustic notes shooting in all directions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The sign — fixed high on the outside wall of the black and red painted concrete block building — was to be removed before demolition and donated to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/ Museum under the requirements of the demolition contract.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bill Walsh used to yell at Joe Montana if the bomb wasn’t one yard out from the body and chest high to a receiver on the dead run at the catch point.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Grandly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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