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
Art that’s anchored in real pain almost always leaves open a channel to beauty—or at least some more richly humane response to life.
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Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
But the journey there is richly rendered through Harris’ poetic sensibility.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Curse of the Black Pearl, with the freedom to roam richly detailed environments, encounter iconic characters, and become part of the story themselves.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
As its history so richly deserves.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
But the journey there is richly rendered through Harris’ poetic sensibility.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Curse of the Black Pearl, with the freedom to roam richly detailed environments, encounter iconic characters, and become part of the story themselves.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
As its history so richly deserves.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for richly
Adverb
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The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The City Football Group, with Manchester City as the jewel in its crown, is a prime — and expensively-assembled — example.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Something about the floral blue pattern on this dress feels luxuriously elegant.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Now, the Nuggets have the option to spend luxuriously next season — a choice that would’ve been available to them regardless — or avoid the luxury tax again and save millions of dollars.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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The mafia used to loom large here.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Yet Abigaëlle’s obsession with finding her father looms large on the family and strains the relationships between siblings and mother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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The kind of experience these companies curate manages to be sumptuously luxe and transformatively meaningful—and offers plenty of swashbuckling tales to tell.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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Those funds were then spent extravagantly, fueling a large-scale abuse of federal resources.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.—
Emily Bogle,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.—
Noelann Bourgade,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Sun tied their season high with 11 steals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Cameron Brink tied her season high with 16 points (14 in the first half), and Dearica Hamby added 14 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Sparks won for the fourth time in their past five games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Richard Kaye, portfolio manager at Comgest, said SoftBank's assets still comfortably cover its debt obligations and that the company's loan-to-value ratio remains below 25%.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The relaxed boyfriend fit sits comfortably at a mid-rise and runs loose through the hip and thigh, giving you that easy, lived-in feel that's perfect for long days of sightseeing.—
Robin Raven,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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“Richly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/richly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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