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as in extremely
to a great degree
though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
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as in greatly
to a large extent or degree
that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation
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Recent Examples of highly
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State After taking a receiver in Round 1, Tampa Bay goes with two corners on day two — Morrison and now Parrish, a smaller but lightning fast and highly physical player.
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
To help, this article has been updated to include one highly worthy pick from the week ahead.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More is needed in a highly competitive Eastern Conference, as the other playoff series are showing.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s two restaurants are highly rated in their own right, but an Uchi experience during Valentine’s Day weekend visit really kicked things up a notch.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
To help, this article has been updated to include one highly worthy pick from the week ahead.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
More is needed in a highly competitive Eastern Conference, as the other playoff series are showing.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s two restaurants are highly rated in their own right, but an Uchi experience during Valentine’s Day weekend visit really kicked things up a notch.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highly
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Western Conference Finals Potential Opponents: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves or Golden State Warriors The expectation is that the Thunder will have a clear path to the Western Conference Finals, which will undoubtedly be an extremely tough series.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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This greatly raises the risk that he could’ve been successfully targeted by enterprising hackers from North Korea, China, Russia or elsewhere.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Press very firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2025
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Because many nursing sessions end with the baby fast asleep (and the parent utterly exhausted), these pillows have taken on double duty as a napping spot for babies.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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On a broader avenue, people stood on the sidewalks, cheering and mourning and taking pictures with their smartphones—thousands of real-time, utterly personal interpretations of the Pope’s final symbolic journey.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Our minds, for all their attunement to the nuances of the physical world—the subtle shifts in light, the micro-expressions that move on the faces of other people—are not terribly adept at perceiving those distinctions through the filters of airwaves and screens.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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This price isn't terribly juicy, hence the recommendation to wager a half-unit instead of a full unit.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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First look at Epic Universe’s 5 immersive worlds How much does a single-day pass to Epic Universe cost?—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine continue to strike each other and are not—publicly, at least—moving much beyond the pro-peace rhetoric coming out of Moscow and Kyiv.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Even when Bridges found his stride late, the Knicks had already missed too many chances to pull away.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Worried about leaving your laundry in the washer for too long?—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Highly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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