impressively

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Recent Examples of impressively Since arriving last month, Suzuki has settled at Aston Villa impressively. Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In a handful of impressively resonant scenes with King, Kylie gives Gillian an entire new generation to encourage toward the messy exuberant existence that Sally, at least in the sequel’s first few acts, vows to keep at bay. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 In many ways it's been a masterclass of universe-building, as executive producer Alex Kurtzman (with his Secret Hideout production company) has overseen an impressively large and varied fleet of shows. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 There will be body parts severed, much (blue) blood spilled, and extreme violence erupting in every corner of the Zellners’ brutalist designs and impressively immersive world-building that needs to be seen to be believed. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026 The American Idol winner sang the track as it was originally sung in the series, including the Korean lyrics, as many fans remarked on how impressively high Clarkson sang. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Solarize the Soil Ragweed seeds are impressively long-lived and can stay viable in the soil for 20 years or more. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026 The cavities could generate enough force to spin the blades at 13,000 revolutions per minute, which is an impressively high number. Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 But at the bubble gum blowing contest at the Iowa State Fair, some people's confidence bubbled more impressively than their gum. Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressively
Adverb
  • Hüller is mesmerizing in what initially feels like a silent-film performance, magnificently expressive and physical, before the emotional wallop of the final act.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Compare this with a similarly arresting later sequence, set deep within a magnificently mossy forest, where a band of hunters, led by Sung-ki (Zo In-sung, full of rascally charisma), do battle with Va’migere’s alien friends.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • One in particular has worked out splendidly for the past 15 years.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Torres’ prose is at times lyrical, at times sparse, and splendidly poetic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • In addition to offering a deeper understanding of how developments within both Ukraine and Russia led to the 2022 invasion, Miller also richly evokes many places in eastern Ukraine, such as Bakhmut, before they were devastated by Russian artillery.
    Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Few contemporary filmmakers so richly explore the concept of tenderness quite like Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Those mounds stood about six feet high while Litchfield’s church-like cathedral termite mounds imposingly reached up to 26 feet.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • One by one, the dancers extravagantly performed in the center of the circle.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
Adverb
  • Aviation learned, repeatedly and expensively, what happens when human skills atrophy inside that gap.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Adverb
  • The cozy, luxuriously soft fabric is made for curling up on the couch to read a book, watch a movie, or nap.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Greyson Greyson’s Saratoga tropical weight crewneck sweater ($240) is made of 100 percent luxuriously soft merino wool.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Impressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressively. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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