as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
The 38-year-old Darvish took the question as seriously as anyone, walking to the center of the Padres’ Petco Park clubhouse and looking around the entire room before walking back to his locker with an answer.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
All this to say that judging offensive line play is seriously subjective at best and borderline irresponsible without knowing the actual play call on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Five soldiers were injured, one seriously, spokesperson Effie Defrin said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The woman also was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
All this to say that judging offensive line play is seriously subjective at best and borderline irresponsible without knowing the actual play call on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Five soldiers were injured, one seriously, spokesperson Effie Defrin said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The woman also was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Stef Stef is extremely mature and grounded in her investigation of the Goon Docks.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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So, this is a terrible – terribly misguided policy.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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Walker is not terribly splitty, and the Cardinals committed to giving him consistent playing time.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Wilkerson said dental procedures are generally very safe.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Both contests were ones in which Oklahoma City held what felt like a very safe lead late in the game, only to result in a Thunder loss on a shot in the final seconds.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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Huang held on, and did so through incredibly difficult stretches that included him fighting to keep his job.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Green tea in particular is incredibly anti-inflammatory.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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But there are many times when Ait-Nouri resorts to his tricks too readily, with his over-elaboration putting his team in trouble.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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But as Blumhouse has scaled up and the demand for horror has increased, Blumhouse can’t make movies as modestly, and the industry too runs into challenges to continue to make horror movies work financially.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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So who’s really feeding Gaza and who’s really feeding their own ego?—
Yesica Fisch,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Patricia Arquette is really, really into the world of Severance.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Orcas are highly social ocean predators that live and travel in groups, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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One of the best parts is that the work is highly personalized, which is something pages of online info lack.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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In organizations of almost any size, particularly larger organizations, collaboration is so critical to making progress.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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