1
as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed
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as in terribly
to a great degree
completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat
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Recent Examples of sorely
The Jayhawks sorely missed Peterson’s offensive presence and ability to create his own shot.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Diaz, in particular, has been sorely missed this season.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Under the terms of the ceasefire, which has already been sorely tested, 600 trucks of aid were supposed to enter Gaza daily.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
His rebounding was sorely missed in Wednesday’s season opener as the Suns outrebounded the Kings 51-37.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Diaz, in particular, has been sorely missed this season.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Under the terms of the ceasefire, which has already been sorely tested, 600 trucks of aid were supposed to enter Gaza daily.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
His rebounding was sorely missed in Wednesday’s season opener as the Suns outrebounded the Kings 51-37.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
Adverb
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Ambiguity fuels risk, and risk, sadly, often fuels the potential for escalation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rae sadly died in 2018 after being diagnosed with bone cancer.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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With its frozen setting, enigmatic characters, and haunting tone, Let The Right One In is, at its core, a twisted and terribly sad love story — as all the best vampire movies are.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Something went terribly wrong in the flavor-infusion process.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The federal government shutdown enters its 21st day – headed toward its fourth week – as Democrats and Republicans remain bitterly divided over how to resolve rising health care costs.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Taylor makes a persuasive case for how artists can grow, if incrementally and maybe bitterly, amid so much numbing digital noise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In a separate case, Jake entered a guilty plea to a charge of willful neglect of a child just two years ago after severely abusing his 10-week-old daughter.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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To the south, Mexico’s GDP contracted in the third quarter, sparking fears of a recession, as the industrial sector, ranging from mining to construction to manufacturing, has been severely impacted by trade tensions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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When cases do move forward, justice is often partial and painfully slow, with proceedings stretching on for years and often failing to bring those ultimately responsible to justice.—
Scott Griffen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even if inflation was falling, prices were still rising – just more slowly, and from painfully high levels.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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States, cities and food banks have been ramping up donations desperately trying to fill the gap.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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The most recent plug-in hybrid version of the hatchback takes things up a notch, completely reinvigorating a nameplate that desperately needed a makeover.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Flares such as this one reveal the presence of incredibly large stars near the hearts of galaxies and shed light on the very structure of galaxies, Ford said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the last 10 years the floor on theatrical performance has dropped out, so distributors need to be incredibly careful about project selection and assumptions at acquisition stage.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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