as in considerably
to a large extent or degree
The recipe made significantly more cookies than I was expecting. The vet informed us that Fluffy was significantly overweight and would need to be put on a diet.
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Recent Examples of significantly
But many of their predictions are behind a paywall, leaving the public mostly reliant on free, significantly limited government maps.
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CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The findings, published in PLOS One, push back the timeline of human presence in the region significantly, from approximately 140,000 years ago until around 8,000 years ago.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
For adQuadrant, integrating AI branding tools significantly elevated creative output, by enabling quicker ad experimentation and empowering the team to consistently deliver impactful campaigns.
—Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The shower scene is significantly more brutal because our perspective of it is via Hitchcock, the monster for bringing this into movies that were not like that before.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The findings, published in PLOS One, push back the timeline of human presence in the region significantly, from approximately 140,000 years ago until around 8,000 years ago.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
For adQuadrant, integrating AI branding tools significantly elevated creative output, by enabling quicker ad experimentation and empowering the team to consistently deliver impactful campaigns.
—Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The shower scene is significantly more brutal because our perspective of it is via Hitchcock, the monster for bringing this into movies that were not like that before.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significantly
Adverb
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Federal prosecutors pushed for a sentence of 11 years and 3 months, while Combs’ defense attorneys argued for a considerably lighter 14-month sentence.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hiring is considerably weaker this year.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The monitor said in her most-recent report to the court that the prison was rated as substantially compliant with all areas.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The audio and microphone quality was noticeably better as well—more clear than not using the earbuds at all.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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Switching to pricier papers specifically designed for inkjets can boost an ink tank printer's text quality and line graphics to at least match a laser, but the different paper types have a noticeably different feel than standard plain paper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So Evason’s my pick, but he could totally get snubbed for a newer hire, such as Glen Gulutzan or Sullivan.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In fact, sometimes the opposite is true, as the whisky becomes overly tannic and is transformed into something totally unrecognizable.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Minasian absolutely could have answered that question.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the case of this emerald green mini dress with a pleated faux-wrap silhouette, waist ties, and eyelet balloon sleeves, absolutely.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Significantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significantly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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