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
Icahn knows this industry well and likely sees Monro as a great business that is significantly undervalued.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, research into the disease and its origins has expanded significantly, uncovering genetic, biochemical and environmental factors that may contribute to its onset and progression.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Addiction treatment services have been significantly reduced and the center lost additional funding for its HIV prevention efforts.
—Eloise Rollins-Fife, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Losing Diaz in free agency would inflate that number significantly even if the Mets found another closer to replace him.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Since then, research into the disease and its origins has expanded significantly, uncovering genetic, biochemical and environmental factors that may contribute to its onset and progression.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Addiction treatment services have been significantly reduced and the center lost additional funding for its HIV prevention efforts.
—Eloise Rollins-Fife, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Losing Diaz in free agency would inflate that number significantly even if the Mets found another closer to replace him.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significantly
Adverb
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The ball has gone through his hands considerably less than Denver’s other four starters so far.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Deza, a lawyer who is considerably savvier than the public defenders that her case was previously foisted upon, takes an interest in the injustice and agrees to represent her pro-bono.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, home computers became commonplace, and the ways in which early users of the World Wide Web were substantially different from those of today.—
William Jones,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sands points to data showing that the world has gotten substantially better at finding people with TB since the World Health Organization blessed the AI technology in 2021 and released a toolkit on how to properly calibrate it to each local population and setting.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Mets struggled down the stretch and missed the postseason completely despite having one of the highest payrolls in the league.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In The Silk Lakehouse, for instance, a 68-room hotel that is noticeably smaller than the standard Shangri-La property, the hospitality chain sought to focus more on well-being and interaction with nature.—
Bambina Wise,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The issue was reminiscent of a major flaw in the optics of Webb's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, which was shown to be noticeably near-sighted after reaching orbit in 1990.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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LaValle pushed for genetic testing for Iris after hearing from a friend that her daughter was diagnosed with a rare, totally different genetic mutation.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The incredibly painful, totally infantile, Banana Republic government shutdown ends.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That is absolutely not my intention.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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These stories are important and should absolutely be shared, and hearing people speak openly about these difficult topics can help others feel less alone.—
Lindsay Lowe,
Parents,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Significantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significantly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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