as in highly
to a large extent or degree
I am massively irritated by this new development
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Recent Examples of massively
The sixth numbered entry in the massively popular video game franchise became available for pre-order at midnight local time on Thursday, June 25.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Investors are worried that the hyperscalers, which are spending massively on AI infrastructure, won’t be able to get a return on their investment.
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Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Padres are 39-36 despite a massively disappointing offense and an increasingly wobbly rotation.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Jia adds that over the past year or so, using AI tools has enabled the company to reduce costs by around 90%, but that the new technology has also massively increased the level of competition.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
In 1936, once all the Jewish analysts had been forced out of the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring massively increased its funding and installed his cousin Matthias Göring as director.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Over the past year or two, though, it’s managed to massively reduce the time its own broadcasts take to appear on its own Sky Glass TVs and Sky Stream boxes.
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John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
And Zelizer points to President Truman massively renovating the White House, which at the time, was literally falling apart.
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Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
14 June 2026
By sharing her business savvy from years of industry experience, Marshall, 29, has turned her online presence into a massively successful brand on its own.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Investors are worried that the hyperscalers, which are spending massively on AI infrastructure, won’t be able to get a return on their investment.
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Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Padres are 39-36 despite a massively disappointing offense and an increasingly wobbly rotation.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Jia adds that over the past year or so, using AI tools has enabled the company to reduce costs by around 90%, but that the new technology has also massively increased the level of competition.
—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
In 1936, once all the Jewish analysts had been forced out of the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring massively increased its funding and installed his cousin Matthias Göring as director.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Over the past year or two, though, it’s managed to massively reduce the time its own broadcasts take to appear on its own Sky Glass TVs and Sky Stream boxes.
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John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
And Zelizer points to President Truman massively renovating the White House, which at the time, was literally falling apart.
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Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
14 June 2026
By sharing her business savvy from years of industry experience, Marshall, 29, has turned her online presence into a massively successful brand on its own.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massively
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These new tours further explore an important period of American history that remains highly relevant today.
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In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork.
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That drive mattered greatly to Christopher Columbus, who sailed west in 1492.
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The approach greatly reduces the need for energy-intensive chillers and cooling infrastructure.
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The Callasli dropped the pointed toe, lowered the shine and exposed considerably more skin, giving her second pink heel in three days a lighter summer shape rather than making Saturday’s shoe do another round.
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In healthy people, the specific makeup of the gut microbiome can vary considerably based on geography, lifestyle, diet, genetics and other factors.
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Despite being the much smaller team, the Valkyries only lost the rebounding battle 34-32.
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But few students pay the sticker price, and the actual cost of college is typically much lower.
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Switzerland came out strong in the second half with two goals within 15 minutes, utterly deflating Canada's energy until the hydration break.
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Why Battery Confidence Suddenly Rules the Road The basic golf cart battery was utterly disregarded for a very long time.
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Ecuador's defense has tightened up significantly over the course of this first half.
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An at-home setup carries a higher upfront cost of roughly $60 to $150, but the tools are reusable and the long-term cost is significantly lower.
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“Massively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massively. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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