significantly

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Recent Examples of significantly Total earnings are still down about 25% from that 2022 peak — a noticeable squeeze even if the money is being distributed among significantly fewer individuals. Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Rather than flying at low altitude for most of their flight, ballistic missiles typically follow a high-speed ballistic trajectory, making interception significantly more challenging. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Studies have also shown that MRI interpretation can vary significantly. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 League leadership believes that number could be significantly higher in the future. Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for significantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significantly
Adverb
  • And while enough baseball (and IL time) has happened since then to dim Mayer’s star considerably, there’s enough promise left in him to get Law riled up about the trade.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tidwell won’t be the only young player getting considerably more run over the next two months.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Because alternative minimum tax exposure is driven largely by the spread between exercise price and fair market value, lower prices can substantially reduce the tax cost of beginning the long-term holding period.
    Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These changes could substantially reduce compliance burdens for ordinary Americans living abroad.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After baking, make sure your bread is cooled completely on a wire rack.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Overnight markets reacted swiftly, with traders noticeably ramping up bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike as early as July.
    , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • During the Chiefs’ Organized Team Activities in June, left tackle Josh Simmons was noticeably slimmer than during his rookie season a year ago.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Matiere Premiere’s Metal Lavender, however, is totally modern.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Today the farm and its Produce Stand are still totally run by volunteers with all produce either sold at the stand or donated to charity.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Her fitful vocals capture the chaos of love, the maddening ability of a partner to absolutely wreck a mind or heal it.
    Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Structure becomes a build fact instead of a review opinion, and agents respect build facts absolutely.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Significantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significantly. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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