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Recent Examples of profoundly
Our focus remains on supporting our employees and their families during this profoundly difficult time.
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Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
No one can speak more profoundly on the craziness and sadness that were the winter months — normally a time of calm, when key NASCAR players go into hibernation — than Cup star Denny Hamlin.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Similarly, the moment that the three artists died profoundly impacted a 14-year-old paper boy in New York.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom was profoundly dyslexic.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
What unites these journeys is access to remote landscapes, rare wildlife and a region that still feels profoundly untamed.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet most people would agree that something has gone profoundly wrong here in Nigeria.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of the changes that capitalism brings, including the destruction of old industries and the rise of mass migration, are profoundly unwelcome to the Jacksonian spirit.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
But Valdez found his calling early on in the arts, realizing that live performance could impact audiences profoundly.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
No one can speak more profoundly on the craziness and sadness that were the winter months — normally a time of calm, when key NASCAR players go into hibernation — than Cup star Denny Hamlin.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Similarly, the moment that the three artists died profoundly impacted a 14-year-old paper boy in New York.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom was profoundly dyslexic.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
What unites these journeys is access to remote landscapes, rare wildlife and a region that still feels profoundly untamed.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet most people would agree that something has gone profoundly wrong here in Nigeria.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of the changes that capitalism brings, including the destruction of old industries and the rise of mass migration, are profoundly unwelcome to the Jacksonian spirit.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
But Valdez found his calling early on in the arts, realizing that live performance could impact audiences profoundly.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
Adverb
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In this case, that ball happens to be the complex that serves as the symbolic seat of the nation’s vibrant, messy, questioning, deeply political and hugely alive arts and culture scene.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Stavatti’s appearance as a potential third option, therefore, stands out in a field where credibility and production history matter deeply.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Spurs have not won a top-flight game since December and started positively against United.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Some 127 years after its opening, the grande dame of St Moritz continues to draw glamorous guests to its cavernous halls, forever teetering gracefully between Alpine rustic and positively regal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Companies that do this well won’t look radically different from the outside.—
David Heacock,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In this way, as high-functioning digital tools are radically recontextualizing the world of investing, financial dashboards are evolving to meet new needs and answer new problems.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
7 Feb. 2026
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The island of Bequia (pronounced Bek-way) – the largest of the Grenadines, but only seven square miles – feels wholly Caribbean.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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The clerk’s office, long buried in paper, historically relied on a wholly manual process where officers that wrote drivers up on patrol would take a batch of handwritten tickets back to the station and mail it to the clerk’s office.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In this era of aridly slick technofuturist aesthetics, objects and images revealing their sutures and seams appear to be utterly alive.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the quiet end of an idyllic cove, this cottage colony was utterly remade by master minimalist Christian Liaigre.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The world's best overall freestyle skier has made reaching those goals look remarkably easy over her frst four years in the spotlight.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The world’s best overall freestyle skier has made reaching those goals look remarkably easy over her frst four years in the spotlight.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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The educational freedom account program has been absolutely critical in making that choice accessible and sustainable for our family.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Well, first, the video is absolutely terrible.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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At least the Celebrinis are exceptionally competent.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Despite an oblique injury, Darnold played exceptionally in Seattle's two playoff wins, completing nearly 70% of his passes with four touchdowns.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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