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Recent Examples of magnificently
Now based in New York City, his first Texas solo museum show, staged at The Contemporary, revealed not only magnificently smooth objects seemingly beguiled from wood, with enough thorny surfaces to remind the viewer of the complicated life of the immigrant today.
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Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The story zooms in, and telescopes out magnificently, revealing nuanced and precise character studies of the boy and his family, as well as revealing the vast network of history, culture, and individuals that led to this tragic moment.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
And our service men and women performed magnificently.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
With Michael Shannon magnificently plainspoken as Garfield, Matthew Macfadyen tragically deranged as Charles Guiteau and Nick Offerman steeped in inner conflict as undeserving Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, this is as good as historical drama gets.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The music that pours forth, composed by the electronic artist Kangding Ray, is magnificently transporting, and the ravers surrender to the beat with glorious delirium.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
That's something Moore does magnificently and naturally, especially graveside in a navy Carolina Herrera gown, sunglasses in one hand, a designer bag in the other.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Osman Yousefzada’s Possession I at Cartwright Hall, Bradford Osman Yousefzada’s striking sculptural work Possession I is positioned magnificently outside Cartwright Hall in Bradford, the venue of the 2025 Turner Prize exhibition.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The story zooms in, and telescopes out magnificently, revealing nuanced and precise character studies of the boy and his family, as well as revealing the vast network of history, culture, and individuals that led to this tragic moment.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
And our service men and women performed magnificently.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
With Michael Shannon magnificently plainspoken as Garfield, Matthew Macfadyen tragically deranged as Charles Guiteau and Nick Offerman steeped in inner conflict as undeserving Vice President Chester Alan Arthur, this is as good as historical drama gets.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The music that pours forth, composed by the electronic artist Kangding Ray, is magnificently transporting, and the ravers surrender to the beat with glorious delirium.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
That's something Moore does magnificently and naturally, especially graveside in a navy Carolina Herrera gown, sunglasses in one hand, a designer bag in the other.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Osman Yousefzada’s Possession I at Cartwright Hall, Bradford Osman Yousefzada’s striking sculptural work Possession I is positioned magnificently outside Cartwright Hall in Bradford, the venue of the 2025 Turner Prize exhibition.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnificently
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The hefty platforms provided a necessary balance to the impressively tall heels, which measure more than six inches.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Most impressively, though, was the level of defensive organisation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 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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Gerbera daisies abhor overhead irrigation that can lead to mildew problems and grow splendidly when surrounded by gravel or wood chips.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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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
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But the brownie base itself is still richly chocolatey and tender.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 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
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Some journalists dress extravagantly, a longstanding tradition at this news conference, hoping to stand out in the packed hall and catch the president’s eye for a chance to ask a question.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
19 Dec. 2025
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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
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From their 100% mulberry silk pillowcases to Supima cotton duvet covers, staying wrapped up in the incredibly cozy and sumptuously smooth layers will feel like the perfect retreat from freezing outdoor temps.—
Brittany Loggins,
Architectural Digest,
28 Nov. 2025
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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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This luxuriously comforting dinner is just what the doctor called for.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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The brand makes outerwear that’s luxuriously stylish, but practical, too.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps China’s aggressive state spending, open-source AI coding, and interest in ordinary use cases for the technology will ultimately give the country an edge over American firms that are expensively chasing revolutionary applications for a more theoretical product.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Magnificently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnificently. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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