as in fully
to a full extent or degree
we'll keep working at it until you're soundly satisfied with the result
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Recent Examples of soundly
The Carolina Panthers showed promise in Week 3, soundly defeating the Atlanta Falcons.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
As the Democratic nominee, Barnes was soundly defeated by Graves in the general election for the 6th Congressional District.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The effect was clear the next morning when Mita was still resting soundly.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The photo shows the dog curled up onto a pillow, sleeping soundly and securely.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Auchincloss won the House seat held by Kennedy after Kennedy gave it up to run against Markey in the 2020 Senate Democrat primary, only to be soundly beaten.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
For The Union-Tribune Sleeping likes a vegetable A new study out of the University of Chicago found that eating more vegetables and fruits during the day was associated with sleeping more soundly later that same night.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That application was soundly rejected by the landmark commission in a 6-0 vote.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Or in 1983, when UF soundly beat UM 28-3, only to see the Hurricanes win every other game in the season and then the national championship against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
As the Democratic nominee, Barnes was soundly defeated by Graves in the general election for the 6th Congressional District.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The effect was clear the next morning when Mita was still resting soundly.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The photo shows the dog curled up onto a pillow, sleeping soundly and securely.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Auchincloss won the House seat held by Kennedy after Kennedy gave it up to run against Markey in the 2020 Senate Democrat primary, only to be soundly beaten.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
For The Union-Tribune Sleeping likes a vegetable A new study out of the University of Chicago found that eating more vegetables and fruits during the day was associated with sleeping more soundly later that same night.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That application was soundly rejected by the landmark commission in a 6-0 vote.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Or in 1983, when UF soundly beat UM 28-3, only to see the Hurricanes win every other game in the season and then the national championship against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soundly
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This included key initiatives such as attending overseas markets and conferences, acquiring new IP, and engaging a head of international outreach — all of which were fully approved and communicated with the BFI.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the ecoconscious visitor, Harbor Breeze will soon launch a first-of-its-kind, fully electric whale watching vessel called El Escudo.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Hecox's efforts to have the case dropped aren't completely over, as SCOTUS must still rule on whether the case is moot.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Tucked within the Turnberry Ocean Club in Sunny Isles, the $30 million duplex sky villa was taken down to the studs and completely customized.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Until Slot settles on a right-back option, the short-term message is quite clear for Premier League opposition analysts — target Liverpool’s right flank.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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On one level its assessment can be quite subjective, and there’s a degree of connoisseurship.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mac did a great ball, perfectly on time.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The comparisons do not totally capture what’s happening here, in any case.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The key is going after the criminal element aggressively, assuring public safety totally, and helping addicts recover.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Penguins looked utterly out of sorts in the first period and didn’t look the least bit equipped to come back from the early deficit.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The two counties represent utterly different Californias.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The market for solar PVs–in which Europe was once a leader—has been dominated in recent years more thoroughly by cheap Chinese imports than any other renewable sector.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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This cataclysmic event would have melted and thoroughly mixed the entire planet, thereby resetting its chemical composition.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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However, that has all changed over the past few days as reports from outlets including , and uncovered past messages from Platner written on the message board site Reddit – some of which have been deleted as Platner seeks to distance himself from them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The all-too-frequent xenophobic knee-jerk reaction to Latin acts is often triggered by language alone.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Soundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soundly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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