profoundly

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Recent Examples of profoundly Divorce profoundly affects children, with impacts varying by age and temperament, often causing emotional distress, academic struggles, and social difficulties. Patricia Fersch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Confronting his controversies goes hand in hand with examining the designer’s work, given that Galliano has profoundly influenced fashion’s roadmap either way, the Costume Institute said in a statement announcing the exhibit’s theme. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Pork Soda, in particular, foreshadowed the weight of nu-metal acts like Korn, who also deployed sagging bass in service of profoundly unsettling narratives. Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 And yet there are other kinds of technological risks that trouble us profoundly. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 The Final Painting fittingly has a contemplative tone, with slow, spellbound songs that seem both off-the-cuff and profoundly lived in. Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026 The pioneers' profoundly religious worldview was reflected in the elaborate symbolic themes, such as sun, moon, and star stones, that were carved into the outside stonework. William Jones, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Thanks to a shortage of memory chips produced by the profoundly resource-hungry and inefficient AI industry, consumer electronics are becoming much more expensive across the board. Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 This is especially true in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which profoundly reshaped the funeral industry. John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
Adverb
  • Wilson described Solari as independent, determined and deeply committed to her animals.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Fear of Covid has declined, but consumer interest in deeply sanitizing homes, offices and schools has not diminished.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Frederick said that how Howard has handled unenrollment and reenrollment can contribute positively to the school’s image.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Nicole Kidman’s jet set summer continues with its most recent stop in Mykonos, Greece, where the actress was positively glowing alongside Lioness co-star Zoe Saldaña.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Insilico Medicine believes generative AI can radically rewrite that equation.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The college football landscape is radically different this time around with the transfer portal, name, image and likeness (NIL) and revenue sharing.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Where else would an internationally prestigious hotel group—born of Nobu Matsuhisa’s passion for gastronomy and wholly connected to the world of film thanks to De Niro—settle down?
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One vital part of opening our heart to such insights into God’s nature and our wholly spiritual expression of Him is engaging with the Bible and the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health.
    Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Seventeen-year-old Bria spends her days working at her family’s inn and wishing her magical Gift weren’t utterly useless.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Conversely, the hard-right wing of the party remains utterly unanchored from this reality.
    Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Nixon started all 17 games at cornerback last season for the first time in his seven-year career and had a remarkably up-and-down season.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This framing has been remarkably effective at winning the support of red-state governments and securing substantial funding for psychedelic research.
    Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Her fitful vocals capture the chaos of love, the maddening ability of a partner to absolutely wreck a mind or heal it.
    Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Structure becomes a build fact instead of a review opinion, and agents respect build facts absolutely.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Donets described Yarovenko as exceptionally funny and someone whose presence could lift those around her.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • During one of their first days crossing Western Sahara, rain began falling, an exceptionally rare sight in one of the driest places on Earth.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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