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
Tarun settled on a Gujarati tea called Wagh Bakri, which produces a richly colored and deeply flavorful tea when boiled.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Even if the film itself was critically maligned, Chomet’s clever and richly animated opening was much admired.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2025
To mark a decade of this icon, Loewe is launching the Puzzle 10 collection: a limited-edition lineup comprising 19 re-editions of archival Puzzle bags—each plucked from the brand’s richly inventive past—and one jubilant newcomer.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2025
The road from political exile, many Democrats seemed to feel, is richly paved with four-letter words.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Even if the film itself was critically maligned, Chomet’s clever and richly animated opening was much admired.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 June 2025
To mark a decade of this icon, Loewe is launching the Puzzle 10 collection: a limited-edition lineup comprising 19 re-editions of archival Puzzle bags—each plucked from the brand’s richly inventive past—and one jubilant newcomer.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2025
The road from political exile, many Democrats seemed to feel, is richly paved with four-letter words.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
Adverb
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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
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That these are happening at a moment of precariousness for the industry writ large makes the stakes that much higher.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adverb
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On a rocky ridge high above a rustic valley, east of the resort town of Kaş, are the ruins of Kyaenai.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Using a soft bristled brush, work high to low again.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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