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as in extremely
to a great degree
every volunteer contributed mightily to the cause
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as in hard
with great effort or determination
struggled mightily to climb up the steep cliff
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as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
it is a foregone conclusion that the President's supporters will mightily applaud virtually every line of the speech
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Recent Examples of mightily
Indiana’s stars struggled mightily in Game 5, with Tyrese Haliburton, the series MVP up until this point, managing just eight points on 2-of-7 shooting.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But one series later, Randle has struggled mightily against the Oklahoma City Thunder’s tenacious defense through the first four games of the Western Conference Finals.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Three other Padres to play all six games struggled mightily: 1B Luis Arraez (.600 OPS), OF Jackson Merrill (.572 OPS) and OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (.327 OPS).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Both English teams have been experiencing frustrating, parallel worlds as the pair have struggled mightily in the Premier League.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But one series later, Randle has struggled mightily against the Oklahoma City Thunder’s tenacious defense through the first four games of the Western Conference Finals.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Three other Padres to play all six games struggled mightily: 1B Luis Arraez (.600 OPS), OF Jackson Merrill (.572 OPS) and OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (.327 OPS).
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
Both English teams have been experiencing frustrating, parallel worlds as the pair have struggled mightily in the Premier League.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
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City’s academy has been extremely productive in recent years, with Phil Foden the shining light, but Rico Lewis, James McAtee, Oscar Bobb and O’Reilly are all now established squad players.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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The second-term Republican president's remarks contrasted with his other more-combative public comments from throughout the long holiday weekend, including an all-caps message sent just hours earlier that swung hard at his political opponents and federal judges.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Fashion aside, the culture has given Loc a sense of belonging, and motivation to work harder at his craft.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Advocates say these incentives would strongly encourage taxpayers to contribute and that the opportunities could change the lives of kids stuck in failing public schools.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Apostle Guillermo Maldonado, the church’s founder, has a large international following, including many congregants with strongly conservative political and social values.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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So, this is a terrible – terribly misguided policy.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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The reason Evin is infamous is because of its terribly cruel high security detention centers that are poorly supervised by the Prison Chief.—
Jeff Kaufman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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This Department of Justice will vigorously defend the President's proclamation suspending the entry of new foreign students at Harvard University based on national security.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Maybe the Bali-residing Simmons will even show up in court to press his own case vigorously against that vigorous defense.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Wilkerson said dental procedures are generally very safe.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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King Charles is very sick, and there are reports that succession plans are already underway.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2025
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Huang held on, and did so through incredibly difficult stretches that included him fighting to keep his job.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Digital search features on platforms like Google aggregate from all posts available, so when Fosgate’s tweets first got popular, the biggest and most available information about her was both transphobic and incredibly cruel.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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But now that Malema is on Donald Trump’s radar, the president might push back powerfully on Malema’s links to Hamas and the VBS saga, Max Meizlish, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Perhaps most powerfully, build bridges across differences.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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