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
Plum’s absence was sorely felt as what began as a valiant effort by the Sparks — keeping pace with the visiting Storm through the first half — quickly unraveled into a 98-67 blowout loss Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But true mutual understanding relies on sustained interpersonal interaction, something sorely lacking today.
—Zichen Wang, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Ideally, one of Vancouver’s two sorely needed big-ticket forward additions this summer will be a centre, but the need for high-end talent is greater than any positional need on the roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Romance and comedy are a pure dopamine hit and were sorely needed in 2024.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But true mutual understanding relies on sustained interpersonal interaction, something sorely lacking today.
—Zichen Wang, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Ideally, one of Vancouver’s two sorely needed big-ticket forward additions this summer will be a centre, but the need for high-end talent is greater than any positional need on the roster.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Romance and comedy are a pure dopamine hit and were sorely needed in 2024.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
Adverb
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The musical numbers culminate in a scene that shows Karolina bravely, sadly and desperately doing the one thing a girl in her position can do — becoming a solo act of resistance in a world of submission.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Yet the tragedy last month in Minnesota demonstrates that such reminders must sadly be issued.—
Andre M. Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, this new perspective on my correspondence is not terribly illuminating.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
9 July 2025
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But Metropolis in those days wasn’t terribly violent.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Taylor faced Serrano for the first time in 2022, and though many observers believed Serrano deserved the decision, especially after badly hurting Taylor midway through, Taylor squeaked out the split decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Both started each of Madrid’s first five games and were then badly missed against PSG when ruled out through injury (Alexander-Arnold) and suspension (Huijsen).—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adverb
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The tape is incredibly sticky and comes with easy-to-follow directions for styling different necklines and silhouettes.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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This framing of the three races proved incredibly influential in fantasy fiction, with Tolkien’s work providing a solid foundation for many, many stories to come.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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More legislation is desperately needed, but the laws never seem to catch up with the pace of the technological advances.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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One place the Padres desperately need to upgrade is the outfield, but there aren't very many quality outfielders expected to be on the market.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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The problem with Canadian nationalism is that Canada is very new.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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That’s proven to be a fruitful investment for the Yankees, who have primarily rotated Bellinger in the three outfield spots but use him intermittently at first base, too.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Data Residency And Flow Not all data privacy issues are about content—location matters too.—
Khash Kiani,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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