monumentally

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Recent Examples of monumentally Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents. ABC News, 19 July 2026 Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026 The pharmaceutical giants behind the monumentally successful weight loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro have been teasing an expansion into other aesthetic fields like hair loss or skin care. Allison Deangelis, STAT, 24 June 2026 By populating the green with so many conflicting personalities, director and cowriter Harold Ramis makes golf seem both monumentally silly and, despite its staid trappings, unexpectedly freewheeling. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 The closure of the Parkway East will be monumentally disruptive to the extent that PennDOT is suggesting that planning a vacation might be a good idea. John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 Yes, there were two monumentally disappointing campaigns in that span, both unspooled by drama. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026 The state funeral was to be held the next day, and while everyone else would write about the ceremonies, the dignitaries attending, and the circumstances that led to the monumentally somber occasion, Breslin decided to tell a different story. Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The deluge of Canucks content on Wednesday ran the gamut from meaningful to concerning to monumentally preposterous. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monumentally
Adverb
  • Only about half of employees in his research rated leaders highly in demonstrating care.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • After what Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self believes was a highly successful two-month summer set of workouts, the 14 Jayhawk players on the 2026-27 roster have headed to their hometowns for a month-long breather.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Adverb
  • Indeed, Richard the Lionheart, after countless campaigns and victories, was slain by a crossbowman (ironically, because this was a weapon that Richard championed greatly against the wishes of the Church).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Everyone seemed to get their money’s worth, and the ex-Cubs who came back to Wrigley greatly added to the show.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Adverb
  • There were four outlandish, outcast characters, whom Goldberg utterly embodied with something as slight as the crossing of her eyes or the dragging of her leg.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • Silver is particularly interesting because it's also found in utterly ancient meteorites called CI chondrites.
    Rahul Rao, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Adverb
  • The planet had remained hidden in the data all this time, overshadowed by its considerably brighter star and two companion planets.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • In this situation, the Bao 5 feels impressively punchy and is certainly capable of keeping pace with considerably more expensive rivals.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Adverb
  • But the version posed to voters this year would take much longer — with the city’s first even-year election happening in 2034.
    Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The move suggests Beijing is expanding its long-range strike capability across a much larger fleet instead of limiting it to a few advanced vessels.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

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“Monumentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monumentally. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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