as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
This lamp from his recent CB2 collection takes all the airiness of a Noguchi paper lantern and adds a jolt of chrome and marble for something seriously sexy.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Women leaders often face an uphill battle to be taken seriously and rise to the top of their professions in a world characterized by male leadership.
—Por Mallory Decker Y Alicia A. Grandey, Harvard Business Review, 3 Nov. 2025
Though Purdue never seriously threatened after getting stuffed on fourth down to open the fourth quarter, the Wolverines still seemed a bit nonchalant about eking out a win against a team at the bottom of the standings.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Women leaders often face an uphill battle to be taken seriously and rise to the top of their professions in a world characterized by male leadership.
—Por Mallory Decker Y Alicia A. Grandey, Harvard Business Review, 3 Nov. 2025
Though Purdue never seriously threatened after getting stuffed on fourth down to open the fourth quarter, the Wolverines still seemed a bit nonchalant about eking out a win against a team at the bottom of the standings.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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With its frozen setting, enigmatic characters, and haunting tone, Let The Right One In is, at its core, a twisted and terribly sad love story — as all the best vampire movies are.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Something went terribly wrong in the flavor-infusion process.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And then, in the very last draft, my editor asked me to clarify for her how the science worked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Krasinski also has the least interesting yet very successful Hollywood career imaginable, but that doesn’t mean he should be exiled or worse.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Flares such as this one reveal the presence of incredibly large stars near the hearts of galaxies and shed light on the very structure of galaxies, Ford said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the last 10 years the floor on theatrical performance has dropped out, so distributors need to be incredibly careful about project selection and assumptions at acquisition stage.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The event’s attendees want in on the action, too.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Spartans got the last laugh for now, too, taking both games.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Hoeschele recalled early debates about whether the company should really commit to such an audacious investment.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the piece of evidence that really works in Lisa’s favor is that the other women’s smoking gun doesn’t hold water.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Kennedy’s retirement from active service on the court was followed by a rancorous and highly political process of confirmation for Kavanaugh, who was successfully nominated by Trump in 2018.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The idea came from Nammour’s work at Airbnb, where she was tasked with corralling the booking platform’s sprawling and highly sensitive data, from home addresses to medical information.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Saul wasn’t too silly to carry the drama, his arc was just too damn sad.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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And why is everyone so damn happy?—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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