1
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
The team, which hadn’t won an NBA championship since 1973, defeated favorites the San Antonio Spurs, in a tense game that saw both teams vying mightily for the triumph.
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Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
14 June 2026
While Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to today’s IPO, Shotwell will also benefit mightily.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
After beginning his career with a stellar 2023 rookie campaign, Gelof struggled mightily over the next two seasons, leading the AL in strikeouts in 2024 with 188.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.
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Gary Thompson,
Midwest Living,
5 June 2026
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Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
14 June 2026
While Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire thanks to today’s IPO, Shotwell will also benefit mightily.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
After beginning his career with a stellar 2023 rookie campaign, Gelof struggled mightily over the next two seasons, leading the AL in strikeouts in 2024 with 188.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
Sarah Finnane dithered mightily before deciding on this wild wallpaper for the new powder room.
—
Gary Thompson,
Midwest Living,
5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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Panama's also struggling to keep Bukayo Saka on the lefthand side as the Arsenal winger pushes hard into the attacking third.
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The softness of the silhouette takes the edge off the athletic base, making the whole look feel a little more polished without trying too hard.
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While the city writ large is divided on Mamdani, Democratic primary voters strongly favor the 34-year-old democratic socialist who won in an upset a year earlier, according to Bradley Honan, a Democratic pollster.
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Where assortments were once strongly driven by trends, today the starting point is the customer.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
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One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.
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By the end of the seventeenth century, sassafras had become one of the primary exports of the early English colony of Jamestown, and the aromatic bark was harvested intensively for shipment to European markets.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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My office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants who pose serious threats to our community’s safety, especially our children.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives.
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Research on decision making shows that people tend to feel potential losses more intensely than equivalent gains.
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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