1
as in harshly
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
the building was severely damaged by the explosion
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2
as in extremely
to a great degree
the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severely
Adverb
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No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025 -
While some have argued for simply adding more landers and rovers, the analyses that can be done in laboratories on Earth will provide much more information than can be obtained on Mars with in situ assets that have, of necessity, extremely limited scientific instrumentation.—
Bruce Jakosky,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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That is a big part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: people of low character behaving badly.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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That lesson is one that Washington badly needs to learn.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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In the second, Minnesota only managed four shots, but did well to get to the net-front and make Jackson’s job harder despite the lighter workload.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Mets managed only four hits off Falter and none were hit particularly hard.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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Like its younger sibling, the whiskey has an incredibly broad aroma, encompassing fresh and dried tropical and orchard fruits, nuts, caramel or butterscotch, and vanilla.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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As incredibly fast as that is, space is incredibly spread out.—
Jarred Roberts,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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Well, yes, the casting process was very long, obviously.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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And, because the cube is moving at nearly the speed of light, that position was very different indeed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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Over six months of use, this duvet cover proved highly durable, especially for pet owners.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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They have been specifically developed to counter America’s highly advanced missile defense systems such as the Patriot and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System.—
Iain Boyd,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Perhaps that’s too strong, but the 24-year-old girlfriend of the 73-year-old North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has now logged consecutive close-but-no-cigar finishes on the runaway.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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“Severely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severely. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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