soundly

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Adverb
  • The contract is not fully guaranteed; however, Wilson — the Nets’ second-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft — is a rotation player and considered part of the team’s future as its rebuild continues.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
  • February 2025 The World: The full moon in your sign on February 12 marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, inviting you to step into a version of yourself that’s fully aligned with your truth.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • The Champagne Bar is a more casual outpost, although still quite lavish (it’s called the Champagne Bar, after all).
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 July 2025
  • Automatic pool cleaners can be quite pricey, so Prime Day is a great time to score a deal.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
Adverb
  • The perfectly baked eggplant in the borani badajan vege plate was surprisingly not mushy but rather tender.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 5, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2025
  • The plan was perfectly curated to make the transition as smooth, drama-free, and advantageous as possible, Jorge says.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Adverb
  • Twelve months from now, Romero would only have a year left on his deal, a lucrative free transfer in 2027 would be on the horizon, and the dynamic would be totally different.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Undo your seatbelt and climb out through the windows before the car gets totally submerged.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 July 2025
Adverb
  • But over the last week, Mora has started three times for his country, tip-tapping between flailing legs with the ball at his feet, his confidence and dribbling ability utterly defying his years.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Despite being a television fixture for decades with iconic roles on FX’s The Shield and Justified (not to mention recurring as Venus Van Dam on Sons of Anarchy), Goggins utterly exploded this year.
    Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Adverb
  • Rinse the grate, then dry thoroughly with a soft, clean towel.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
  • Not setting aside enough time to thoroughly enjoy the Six Senses Spa’s heated water beds, cold plunge, sauna, and indoor pool.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Adverb
  • In effect, platform engineering principles are all about streamlining and standardizing the development, deployment and management of applications to improve productivity, reduce operational overheads, shorten application cycle times and accelerate speed to market.
    Steve Millidge, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Retro gingham Capricorn is all about timeless style with a tailored twist.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Any designer or architect worth their salt will tell you that having an inspired client, wholly engaged in the conceptual and aesthetic underpinnings of a commission, is an enormous boon to the prospect of original creative expression.
    Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2025
  • Only 62 were businesses wholly owned by foreign companies, while 112 were joint ventures with the Cuban government.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
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“Soundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soundly. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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