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as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office
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as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm not greatly bothered by this setback
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Recent Examples of greatly
Gary and Evalea, your daughter was a true American patriot, and she will be greatly missed.
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Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Experts have warned that AI as a whole will increase its cumulative power and water consumption greatly over the next 20 years or so.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Mortgage interest rates are actually driven by a variety of factors, and both of those, when declining, can impact the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy, which greatly impacts what rates buyers and owners hoping to refinance are then offered.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Factors Fueling the Rise in Cases Among Boys For starters, eating disorders have been historically greatly underdiagnosed in boys, according to Levine.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
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Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Experts have warned that AI as a whole will increase its cumulative power and water consumption greatly over the next 20 years or so.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Mortgage interest rates are actually driven by a variety of factors, and both of those, when declining, can impact the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy, which greatly impacts what rates buyers and owners hoping to refinance are then offered.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Factors Fueling the Rise in Cases Among Boys For starters, eating disorders have been historically greatly underdiagnosed in boys, according to Levine.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatly
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Dunk eventually became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, serving honorably and admirably.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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He was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant but was never deployed.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Vector control districts in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties have confirmed a significant increase in mosquito activity, which is highly unusual for this time of the year.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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His aspirations, after a highly successful season, could be among the highest in the NFL.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Today any surface that has a coating, any device that uses stacks of extremely thin films — television screens, cell phone screens and the microchips inside — can be traced back to Katharine, repeatedly dipping a metal plate in a trough of water.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wlazlo is extremely driven and results-oriented, Tessaro said.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Downtown Kansas City has sharpened considerably in the last decade.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Having relied only on non-visual stimuli, their mental models of the world are likely to be considerably different from those of sighted people.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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But all of this rapturous gazing made up a terribly small fraction of the experience of being a parent.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the arguments that AI will take over tasks and that will allow people to be more fully human is terribly mistaken and overtly hubristic.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Italian carried on at Spurs for another 13 months before finally being put out of his misery after his much more memorable rant at Southampton in March 2023.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The much-taller Wolverines had a 39-18 rebounding edge, but the Gophers were only outscored 26-24 in the paint.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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Tel Aviv, Israel — Undermining this moment of relief for many repressed Iranians is that killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a perilously simple fix to a very complex problem.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Innova 5610 is very capable and has decent price.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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But some industry experts have cast doubt on whether those deals would result in significantly lower drug prices for Americans.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Customs and Border Protection personnel, who have been helping ICE with interior operations, also attend significantly longer training programs than ICE deportation officers.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Greatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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