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Recent Examples of imposingly
Those mounds stood about six feet high while Litchfield’s church-like cathedral termite mounds imposingly reached up to 26 feet.
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposingly
Adverb
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The film is incredibly, even magnificently, stylish, but beyond its initial presentation, there just isn’t very much guiding the story in any novel or exciting ways — beyond, perhaps, thematic echoes of how the less prim-and-proper tech bros of today might be pulling a fast one too.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The payoff is impressively democratic.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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According to University of Toronto psychologist Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, who studies how technology shapes behavior and society, the study authors impressively combined tight control with a real-world setting.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Distinguished Artisan Award is presented to an artist whose consistent collaboration with the MUAHS Guild has richly enhanced and created memorable characters throughout their career.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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The execs had seen firsthand what was wrong, and recognized that the IRS’s first CEO is richly equipped to deliver the fix.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Her other top picks include luxuriously soft wide-leg pants, a high-neck midi dress, and a silk maxi skirt, all of which are machine washable.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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This luxuriously comforting dinner is just what the doctor called for.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Yet this is truly an ensemble show, in which each performer has multiple opportunities to shine, executing some splendidly silly bits together, such as delivering CPR to a sandwich or convincingly channeling their inner tots during some post-bedtime horseplay.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
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Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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By controlling edge recombination through passivation, these wafers can maintain strong carrier collection and high efficiency, translating their theoretical advantages into practical, high-performing solar cells.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Council, who had 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting in 34 minutes (six points the second half), indeed fired a cross-court pass high over a teammate’s head out of bounds in the second stanza.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Imposingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposingly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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