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Recent Examples of really These things are really important to this younger generation. Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Keep scrolling to shop similar styles, plus a pair of wired headphones to really copy the star in the weeks ahead. Nicol Natale, People.com, 3 May 2025 To empower [children] in that way is really important. Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025 Should OpenAI really launch a social-media website or hardware device, this lineage will become explicit. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for really
Recent Examples of Synonyms for really
Adverb
  • Chobani broke ground on a very, very big natural foods plant in Rome, New York, after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a press conference about the company's long-term investment late last month.
    Amy Neff Roth, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Your reputation is for being very easy to get along with on set.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Adverb
  • Kylie Jenner was there, too, and was actually filmed practicing the dance beforehand.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 3 May 2025
  • The gold sky is actually leaves of gold integrated into the hand-painting work.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
Adverb
  • Saucedo: For me, definitely my hat with the rhinestones, and my boots have the American flag.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
  • Joelinton will definitely not feature at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Adverb
  • Buy something fun and extremely nerdy Lots of places discount their Star Wars merch and/or release exclusives on May 4, and StarWars.com has a roundup of all the coolest stuff, from Chewbacca flannel shirts and Hoth mini backpacks to a Grogu ring and R2-D2 Clip Charm.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Emily looks like an extremely bisexual speakeasy bartender in her little suspenders and trilby hat.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Adverb
  • Policies may set the direction, but people are the bricks that build this world—only happy individuals can create a truly harmonious society.
    Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 3 May 2025
  • That truly dazzled me as a child, and probably still would today.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Adverb
  • Pepa is honestly much more supportive than her nephew in her one-on-one conversation with Buck.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
  • Learn more Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card The Venture X is a straightforward, well-rounded card for everyday use—for dining out or, honestly, whatever life brings.
    Chris Dong, Saveur, 8 May 2025
Adverb
  • And that part of us is certainly one of the most intimate components of what Soundgarden has been since 1984.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
  • While Golden is just 5-foot-11, 191 pounds, speed certainly kills.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Adverb
  • Our minds, for all their attunement to the nuances of the physical world—the subtle shifts in light, the micro-expressions that move on the faces of other people—are not terribly adept at perceiving those distinctions through the filters of airwaves and screens.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
  • This price isn't terribly juicy, hence the recommendation to wager a half-unit instead of a full unit.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Really.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/really. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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