as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
The shootings also left her husband, Mark, dead and a state senator and his wife seriously wounded.
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Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Cyndi Lauper took her title very seriously in 2012.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 28 June 2025
Now is the time to take this seriously, don’t wait until your passwords show up in these ongoing leak datasets – get on top of your password security right now.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
But there’s no doubt teams are taking it seriously.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Steve Karnowski, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Cyndi Lauper took her title very seriously in 2012.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 28 June 2025
Now is the time to take this seriously, don’t wait until your passwords show up in these ongoing leak datasets – get on top of your password security right now.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
But there’s no doubt teams are taking it seriously.
—Oli Gamp, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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But from the first breath, Roxy sensed something was terribly wrong.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Embarking on the journey of franchising a business can be a very daunting step, but taking time to identify a franchising style that works for you and your business and to build a model that is authentic to you should make that journey a much easier one.—
Fiona Simpson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Don’t overdo it; a very small amount of concealer is more than enough.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Immigrants also tend to be incredibly entrepreneurial.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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Powell, who was appointed by Trump to lead the Fed in 2018, has been put under pressure by the president, who has accused him of keeping high interest rates too high.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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If their world is more Minecraft than Monopoly, our systems need to shift too.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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His season really kicked into gear in early January during the 1-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, with Bergvall scoring a late winner shortly after escaping a second yellow card.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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This suggests that the issues that may have caused both the engines to fail likely occurred at nearly the same moment— a highly unusual scenario, experts said.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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But the most important thing about Wellness Weekend is the opportunity to connect in the highly coveted eastern enclave of Long Island, says Saggio.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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One that is not so honed in on aging in one type of barrel, but makes superb whisky nonetheless, is Oban.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025
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Three Posts Cayton 5-Piece Tiered Shelf While decor is important, so is having a place to display those accent pieces.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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