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to a great degree
the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult
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Recent Examples of incredibly
Much like her husband, her sons have also been incredibly supportive on her journey.
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
My First Lesson On Set To try your hardest not to be an a–hole, because a–holes are just incredibly disruptive to what is already a very fragile environment.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 June 2026
With a focus on growing the game with younger generations, Eastside Golf is making incredibly comfortable and street-wear-adjacent clothing for golfers (and non-golfers) alike.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
The incident was a stark reminder that while Earth’s atmosphere is an incredibly effective shield, absorbing the lion’s share of cosmic impacts, a large enough kinetic punch can still reach the surface below.
—Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
My First Lesson On Set To try your hardest not to be an a–hole, because a–holes are just incredibly disruptive to what is already a very fragile environment.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 June 2026
With a focus on growing the game with younger generations, Eastside Golf is making incredibly comfortable and street-wear-adjacent clothing for golfers (and non-golfers) alike.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
The incident was a stark reminder that while Earth’s atmosphere is an incredibly effective shield, absorbing the lion’s share of cosmic impacts, a large enough kinetic punch can still reach the surface below.
—Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredibly
Adverb
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Canada and Qatar drew their first matches, making this an extremely important opportunity for their hopes of advancing out of the group stage.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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All had extremely low omega-3 levels and at least one risk factor for dementia, such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure or cholesterol.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who own property.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Made with soft, highly absorbent quick-drying microfiber.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The majority of chicken in America is highly processed and cleaned in a chlorine bath.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
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Pakistan, which has played a mediation role in US-Iran talks, endorsed the agreement, too, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.—
Pamela Avila,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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It is supposed to be a great beach party with a bonfire, but it gets rained out, and they are all huddled under an awning wearing too much body glitter and eating from a greige buffet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Growing numbers of Labour MPs called for Starmer to quit, but with Burnham unable to run as party leader – and hence prime minister – since rules and convention state that only serving MPs can do so, no one was willing or able to launch an official challenge.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The perps are leading and so far those that have been listed before IPOs have done a pretty damn good job.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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If Jenna didn't look so damn nice, then our age gap is not that much.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Incredibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredibly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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