as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
a richly decorated penthouse that showed off the owner's art collection to its best advantage
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Recent Examples of richly
But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Even with the addition of other richly nourishing oils, this firm-hold finishing tool is ideal for creating updo styles and can also serve as a foundation before braiding.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Madrid lost four times to Barca last term, so the 2-1 home victory was richly savoured.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The sets, by production designer Sara K White, look richly rendered in era-appropriate shades of mustard and teal and mahogany.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Even with the addition of other richly nourishing oils, this firm-hold finishing tool is ideal for creating updo styles and can also serve as a foundation before braiding.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Madrid lost four times to Barca last term, so the 2-1 home victory was richly savoured.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
The sets, by production designer Sara K White, look richly rendered in era-appropriate shades of mustard and teal and mahogany.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
Adverb
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The soundtrack boasts expensively familiar crowd-pleasers by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Billy Joel.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps China’s aggressive state spending, open-source AI coding, and interest in ordinary use cases for the technology will ultimately give the country an edge over American firms that are expensively chasing revolutionary applications for a more theoretical product.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Her other top picks include luxuriously soft wide-leg pants, a high-neck midi dress, and a silk maxi skirt, all of which are machine washable.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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This luxuriously comforting dinner is just what the doctor called for.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Democrats writ large got a massive shot in the arm Tuesday night with key victories in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City that President Trump even acknowledged Wednesday morning.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s probably because the shoes come up large and were slightly too wide in our regular size.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
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Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Tarrant County’s high-performing districts Mansfield ISD’s Director of Early Childhood Ashton Oliver attributed the district’s success in kindergarten readiness rates to its professional learning communities for pre-K, in addition to the district’s unique pre-K curriculum.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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When Espinoza Martínez was first arrested, he was labeled by the Department of Homeland Security as a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings street gang, someone who had the power to pay other gang members to commit murder of a top government official.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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A lot of the travel gear flight attendants swear by to fly comfortably isn’t pricey—but that’s no excuse not to buy it on sale.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday afternoon will be comfortably cool with highs in the upper 60s.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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