PASSINGLY Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

passingly

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Definition of passingly

as in most

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Recent Examples of passingly References to the man’s life and work whiz by — illustrator Quentin Blake, a longtime collaborator, mentioned by first name only; ex-wife Patricia Neal, the Oscar-winning actress, alluded to passingly. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Harry’s father, James, started getting paired with Sirius Black’s brother, Regulus — a character who is mentioned only passingly and posthumously in the books. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

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Adverb

Expecting plenty of goals and a potential draw between Norway and England, Drew Dinsick walks Trysta Krick through his betting approach for one of the World Cup's most anticipated quarterfinal matchups.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
This was one of those times as Miami hosted the biggest, most important of the seven World Cup soccer matches South Florida was gifted -- the jewel.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

Definition of most

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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Surveillance of a suspect can take hours or days, and is extremely resource-intensive.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

But turning that fractured and piecemeal popularity into a more direct competitor in the American sports landscape has proved exceedingly difficult for men’s soccer.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Managing scarcity through digital modeling While deuterium is highly abundant and easily extracted from standard seawater, tritium is exceedingly scarce in nature.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of exceedingly

Adverb

Their continued presence in the category, at this point, doesn’t register as reflective of their quality but rather voting inertia and a nomination body liable to box-check rather than seriously consider all the candidates.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
More to Explore Participants take panata so seriously that the play’s director initially refused to permit a 40-year-old welder who had spent his life savings traveling to Cutud to be crucified.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026

Definition of seriously

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Dior presented its Diorissima collection at Villa Dior, a space dedicated to Dior’s very important customers (VICs).

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
The stewards of the forest About 100 miles northwest of the Tahoe Basin, lower down in the foothills, survivors of the epic 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise have a very different relationship with forest stewards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

Instead of working on his doctorate, the eminently distractible Miles becomes the primary caregiver for his children and enthusiastically embraces the local culture.

— Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
The Tigers have made it to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons and appeared poised to run roughshod over an eminently winnable AL Central this year.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026