as in extremely
to a great degree
the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult
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Recent Examples of incredibly
The brand’s growth has been incredibly rapid, even by fast-food standards.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
To have ‘The Violinist’ selected for Annecy’s main competition is incredibly meaningful.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The toe area is incredibly spacious and doesn’t restrict your toes from stretching as some other sandals do, and the gummy sole is made with Crocs’ signature comfort.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Downs is incredibly smart, physical and versatile.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
To have ‘The Violinist’ selected for Annecy’s main competition is incredibly meaningful.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The toe area is incredibly spacious and doesn’t restrict your toes from stretching as some other sandals do, and the gummy sole is made with Crocs’ signature comfort.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Downs is incredibly smart, physical and versatile.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredibly
Adverb
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These special releases can be extremely valuable, especially if only a small batch is issued.—
Nina Derwin,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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The innermost region of any solar system, closest to the parent star, will be extremely hot and subject to large amounts of radiation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This other cousin is now in her mid-70s and has always enjoyed a very luxurious life due to the business success of her father – my uncle – and our grandfather.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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With the naked eye and especially through good binoculars, its conjunction with a slender crescent moon on May 18 will be very pleasing to see.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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However, the path to the starting lineup may not be terribly long a wait for Parker.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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All told, the destructive flooding killed at least 136 people along a several-mile stretch of the river, raising questions about how things went so terribly wrong.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This highly economical approach enabled her to foreground editing techniques and video effects, as well as color and sound mixing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Because hair treatment products often take a few months to begin showing results, these customers are expected to be highly loyal.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Kinahan’s caution came too late.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Gas surges to highest level since 2022 As the cost of crude climbs, so do the prices of gasoline and other fuel that keep equipment, cars, buses, delivery trucks and airplanes running.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Or damn near the entire overtime period, as Oettinger fended off shot after shot, the 11th one finally getting past as Matt Boldy won a puck battle in the corner, went straight to the top of the blue paint, and deflected in a Jared Spurgeon shot for the game-winner.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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And therein lies screenwriter John Logan’s and director Antoine Fuqua’s damn near insurmountable hurdle.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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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And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Incredibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredibly. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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