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
  • There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The tank contained 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of highly flammable methyl methacrylate.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • China has also greatly reduced its imports by tapping into its strategic reserves.
    — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • One tiny drop on the collar of a jighead will greatly diminish a fish’s ability to rip off the lure when short striking.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Comparing the administration's fight to protect women and women's spaces from males to rape, is utterly disgusting and actually devalues those atrocities and crimes against actual women.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Humanity has become an Earth-System force in the most utterly literal way—by moving a lot of earth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Direct-to-device technology could therefore expand the addressable market considerably.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the serious conversations about cutting back on spending and raising taxes taking place in Europe are considerably less serious in the United States.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Others are skeptical the task force can accomplish much in such a short time period, arguing that eventually sweeping new legislation will be needed to regulate AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are undefeated through five games for only the third time in his career, and the offense much more closely resembles the heights of his torrid five-year start compared with the more recent three-season malaise.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Monumentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monumentally. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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