sensationally

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Recent Examples of sensationally Cheryl Ladd joined Season 2 as Kris Munroe, Jill's younger sister, after Fawcett sensationally left as a series regular. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026 On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Every congressional candidate endorsed by Zohran Mamdani won—including, most sensationally, Darializa Avila Chevalier, who ousted the ten-year incumbent, Adriano Espaillat. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 June 2026 Nigeria beat Greece to top the group and Bulgaria saw off an Argentina team missing the legendary Diego Maradona, who had sensationally failed a doping test. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 June 2026 But the new scheme to build sensationally costly and colossal bands of AI satellites, Zubrin adds, could lead to SpaceX’s financial crash and burn. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Many associate Baresi with the glory to come, but Milan were sensationally relegated in 1980 for the first time in their history after their owner and a couple of players were implicated in the Totonero betting scandal. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Now, there is a very, very big difference between words that may indirectly foster violence and policies that directly carry them out, and calling out someone sensationally is not the same as shooting them in the streets, full stop. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 The Dátil Coffee Shop serves speciality coffee from Mexico’s top coffee-growing regions, such as Chiapas and Oaxaca, sweet pastries, and sensationally good chocolate. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensationally
Adverb
  • Edmund was an extraordinary man, intellectually brilliant, fiercely independent, and possessed of a wonderfully irreverent wit.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Hublot has been working with artists since 2011, creating wonderfully polarizing timepieces with powerhouses such as Samuel Ross, Daniel Arsham, Takashi Murakami, and, most recently, Jeff Koons.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • There's something marvelously magical about watching a movie outside.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • This superbly crisp apple has a concentrated taste and bakes up juicy but not mushy.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The princess wore a purple Jenny Packham gown to the event, its V-neck collar superbly framing the amethyst sautoir necklace.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Which might explain why the finished pieces look so deliciously irresistible!
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • All evening, it is excellently placed for telescopic viewing of its glorious ball and rings.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Bookworms might also gravitate to the sunroom’s banquette seating, one of the wicker chairs on the wraparound porch, or the breakfast room, a delightfully matchy-matchy enclave covered in Pierre Frey Les Colonnes wallpaper and curtains.
    — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Or, for something delightfully charming, consider silver Jodie charm—a playful accent to fasten onto a handbag or piece of jewelry.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Making her debut at the annual Los Angeles event to fundraise for the museum, the beauty mogul joined a starry crowd embracing all things glitzy and gloriously extravagant.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But five separate two-stroke motors connected together to create one gloriously unnecessary machine.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • The little diesel has a charmingly un-diesel-like personality in the half-ton.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Fortunately, actor Will Brill knows a thing or two about balance, and managed to both a) charmingly answer our many varied queries about his wide-ranging career and b) attend to his yowling tabby’s needs while doing so.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Sensationally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensationally. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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