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
Overall, the spirit is richly layered or creatively exciting.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Dressed in a joyful orange ensemble, Fox was flanked by her fellow choir members, each dressed in a richly hued jewel tone of their choice.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
That experience speaks to the heart of South of Midnight, a Southern gothic fantasy adventure game anchored by a soundtrack richly steeped in regional folklore.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The audience explosion at the end was richly earned.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Dressed in a joyful orange ensemble, Fox was flanked by her fellow choir members, each dressed in a richly hued jewel tone of their choice.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
That experience speaks to the heart of South of Midnight, a Southern gothic fantasy adventure game anchored by a soundtrack richly steeped in regional folklore.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
The audience explosion at the end was richly earned.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
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The crypto industry writ large ended up as the largest source of political donations during the 2024 presidential election campaign.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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And that's what law enforcement does and the first responder community writ large does every single day.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Clean Up Your Mess To be fair, some booths at antiques stores are a hot mess, with junk piled high like bric-a-brac Jenga.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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But while the mother of True, 7, and Tatum, 2, had her head held high to the clouds, her children were adorably watching on with her — without her knowing.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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