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
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.
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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
But when everyone so richly deserves the reprieve, there’s rarely anything as satisfying.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
He was overlooked by many as the premium to buy for Gameweek 1 in favour of Erling Haaland, but early backers were richly rewarded, especially for those who consistently captained him.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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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
But when everyone so richly deserves the reprieve, there’s rarely anything as satisfying.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025
He was overlooked by many as the premium to buy for Gameweek 1 in favour of Erling Haaland, but early backers were richly rewarded, especially for those who consistently captained him.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
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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
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When opponents control the midfield, press high and cut off those vertical routes, Iceland struggles to progress the ball or retain meaningful possession.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Music blasted from floats, players sprayed champagne from atop double-decker buses, and the Stanley Cup itself gleamed in the ocean breeze, held high for all to see.—
Al Diaz,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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