1
as in extremely
to a great degree
every volunteer contributed mightily to the cause
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2
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
Buehler has struggled mightily with the Red Sox this season.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Towns struggled mightily as the lone rim protector last season, with more weak side help responsibilities falling to Anunoby and Bridges.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
The second-year pro struggled mightily as a shooter, however, making just 27.4% of his field goals and 20.5% of his 3-pointers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
That’s a dismal performance for a tech company that ought to be benefiting mightily from the mania around AI.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Towns struggled mightily as the lone rim protector last season, with more weak side help responsibilities falling to Anunoby and Bridges.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
The second-year pro struggled mightily as a shooter, however, making just 27.4% of his field goals and 20.5% of his 3-pointers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
That’s a dismal performance for a tech company that ought to be benefiting mightily from the mania around AI.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
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Any other entity, whether at the state, federal, or local level, should be extremely cautious in construing this new law as a ready-to-go template.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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But the box-office failure of Long Shot, his extremely charming 2018 team-up with Charlize Theron, coincided with the business as a whole backing away from the genre.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, Nvidia’s entrenched position - bolstered by its proprietary CUDA software ecosystem - makes customer switching harder and limits AMD’s upside.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The heart must work harder to pump the thick blood, which may increase blood pressure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Taiwan strongly objects to China’s sovereignty claims.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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With players across the industry looking to carve out a unique space, his aim is to deliver an agile operating model that positions the business strongly for the next generation of consumers—not to mention a possible strategic acquisition.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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Plus, those businesses rely on a strong supply chain, which has been terribly disrupted by tariffs in recent months.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Remove from heat and whisk vigorously until well combined.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
31 July 2025
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The three-term Republican attorney general vigorously sought to oust Phelan in the GOP primary, forcing a runoff that the outgoing House leader barely survived.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The moist air circulated by the air conditioning system in turn had spread it throughout different parts of the hotel, infecting Legionnaires, many of whom were older and particularly susceptible to very bad outcomes.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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There was very little to say, except that Wesley seemed like the last person this would happen to.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, Boone was incredibly complimentary of Rice’s catching skills on Monday and Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Twitch recently banned her, with people citing that cheating on stream is against its TOS, but then early today she was unbanned, making that duration incredibly short.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The proud, resilient German Jewish community shared new concerns about antisemitism that has been so powerfully condemned and confronted by German law, policy, and institutions since the rebirth of Germany’s 1949 constitution.—
Susan Greene Pallot,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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