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Recent Examples of heavily It is unusually oxidized and stripped of elements like magnesium and calcium, a profile that Hurowitz said resembles soils on Earth that have been heavily weathered by long exposure to rain. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Whoever emerges victorious from the primary is likely to have an excellent chance at the seat in the heavily Democratic district. Mary Ramsey october 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Diggs reportedly approached Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus with the suggestion that the defense should play more man-to-man coverage instead of relying heavily on playing zone. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Stocks are benefiting from the massive amount of capital expenditure (capex) coming from companies that are investing heavily in AI. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavily
Adverb
  • Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That assist percentage ranked in the 70th percentile among all NBA bigs, better than highly skilled bigs such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porziņģis, Jackson and Holmgren.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Check out a few more peelers below that are highly rated, including this colorful three-pack that came recommended by the editors at Food & Wine.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Not terribly long ago, Spanish restaurants were abundant in this part of Manhattan, but a good number have died off in recent years.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Immediate forgiveness – a message of letting go of the anger that comes with being so terribly wronged – has a familiar sound to those who have been following a frighteningly violent news cycle.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • In early 2024, support for Israel’s war was very high, if lower among Democrats.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • At the time, the fields of primatology, ethology, anthropology, and all of science were incredibly male-dominated.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And there was Mahab Ghodss, an incredibly powerful and opaque consulting firm run by regime insiders, which drafted the studies for dam projects and lobbied for approval.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • A lot of investors worry that the growth in tech stocks fueled by spending on AI will end badly, according to Macquarie’s Thierry Wizman.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Three of the four playoff semifinalists — Texas, Penn State and Notre Dame — have already lost two games and badly underperformed high expectations.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • On July 14, a jury of 10 women and two men found Serafini guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the shooting that killed his father-in-law Gary Spohr, 70, and severely wounded his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood, 68, at their home near Lake Tahoe.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • He was carried off the field that day, too.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The new premier, a veteran lawmaker seen as Abe’s protégé, is well positioned to regain the support of rightwing voters who feel the LDP had become too moderate, especially on immigration.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavily. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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