as in terribly
to a great degree
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before
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Recent Examples of mortally
At some point in the interaction, gunfire rang out, mortally wounding him.
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Police were quickly called to the scene and found Rivas mortally wounded outside the auto repair shop.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The father of a 6-day-old baby found mortally wounded on the living room floor of a Spring Valley home was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, officials said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Police were quickly called to the scene and found Rivas mortally wounded outside the auto repair shop.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
The father of a 6-day-old baby found mortally wounded on the living room floor of a Spring Valley home was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, officials said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortally
Adverb
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What If…? ended up not being a terribly good series in the end and making Carter the focus attracted a lot of flak since it was supposed to be an anthology.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That could be terribly damaging, especially with the arrival of the low season and everything.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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However, experts maintain that voter fraud remains extremely rare, with studies showing minimal evidence of noncitizen voting.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The present is extremely uninspiring, but the future is … well, maybe not bright, but at least mildly luminous.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Peters returns for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s fresh, surprising and very special Broadway production, following its run in Los Angeles.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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If both came together in one fell swoop, Djokovic would probably retire a very happy man.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy came out incredibly hot, turning a two-shot deficit to Justin Rose into a three-shot lead in just over an hour.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The company's future braking system is highly integrated into the vehicle and performs nearly 100 functions.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The biggest laggards in the S&P 500 include drugmaker Moderna and the highly volatile artificial intelligence play Super Micro Computer, which have fallen 79% and 69% from their record highs, respectively.—
Yun Li,Gina Francolla,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Dolphins badly need to upgrade the offensive line, and Tyler Booker does just that.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consider gold, an investment that usually does well when stocks and bonds do badly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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He, too, was described as a game-time decision but was cleared after going through pregame warmups.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The smoker has never worked well, the charcoal grill is too small, and the pizza oven didn’t bake evenly.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortally. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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