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Recent Examples of heavily If the copper is heavily tarnished, let the toothpaste's active ingredients work on the patina for ten minutes or so before buffing. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025 The area was hit heavily by flooding and widespread destruction because the Mississippi River attaches at the mouth of the ward. Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Tesla, which is leaning heavily into robotics and AI, said in a regulatory filing on Friday that the package has a dozen share tranches that include awards for Musk if targets, ranging from car production to the total value of the company, are met over that time period. Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 The Balance Project also draws heavily on the philosophy of Let Grow, a national non-profit promoting childhood independence. Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily
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Adverb
  • In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Sweeping is especially important in highly trafficked areas of the home, such as the kitchen or entryway, to prevent food and dirt from attracting pests and negatively impacting your home's air quality.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • But there’s also darkness in Cherry’s past, including an ex-boyfriend who has either terribly wronged her or been terribly wronged by her.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And what if that fight didn’t go terribly well?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In her latest Jo + Tiny Mic series on Instagram, the Texas native shared four of her favorite secrets to instantly elevate a room, and the principles can be perfectly applied to your fall home decor using Gaines’ very own Magnolia collection at Target.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In heated hearings over the past week, Republicans released very little information about the map’s impact on specific communities across the Kansas City area.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Because hot & sour soup is incredibly nuanced.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In her new YouTube video, Katelynn explained how grief and depression have made daily tasks incredibly difficult for her, and a recent change in routine has further increased her poor mental state.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The proposal to cut two public holidays in France also went down badly.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While cruise line operators are enjoying a surge in popularity after the pandemic badly battered the industry—and Carnival itself reported an all-time high of $25 billion in annual revenue in 2024—investments in AI and other technologies could make travel by ship even more desirable.
    John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Frank Olton, 76, was found on Monday tied to a pole in his basement suffering from multiple stab wounds, and his wife Maureen Olton, 77, was found on the house's first floor, severely burned, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Tuesday.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • One of every $8 in outstanding US credit card debt was severely delinquent at the end of June, the highest level since 2010.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That idea, that the changes are most prominent in academic writing, comes up a lot, but the shift has been observed beyond academia, too.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Six separate receivers have caught touchdown passes already this season, a stark difference from a season ago when Green was criticized for being too reliant on a small number of playmakers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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