spectacularly

Definition of spectacularlynext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spectacularly For Ferrari to have tripped up so spectacularly at Monza of all races only added to the friction. Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 That playbook has worked spectacularly well in many industries. Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 All of those protections against humidity spectacularly broke down this summer in Southern California. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Bonnell The enthusiast’s approach Bonnell’s team uses matters because electric motorcycles have an annoying tendency to make power delivery either spectacularly good or spectacularly stupid. New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 And, best of all, a wildly extravagant ballroom scene bound to go spectacularly wrong. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided. Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026 For Clarke, the nineteen-seventies were eventful, sometimes spectacularly so. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 With Almond-Toe Black Pumps One spectacularly easy way to style leggings this fall? Renata Joffre, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
  • Ashley Walters’ directorial debut, Animol, set in a young offenders institute, is a strikingly shot and sensitively made depiction of survival, surprise connections and redemption.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The primary vendor for the same exact product differed just under 50 percent of the time between the two modes, suggesting AI Mode is prioritizing a strikingly different — and less budget-oriented — group of sellers.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • In addition to offering a deeper understanding of how developments within both Ukraine and Russia led to the 2022 invasion, Miller also richly evokes many places in eastern Ukraine, such as Bakhmut, before they were devastated by Russian artillery.
    Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Few contemporary filmmakers so richly explore the concept of tenderness quite like Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Sandy Honig made a short film, The Weird Guy, last year that is so funny and also gorgeously shot.
    Lisa Hanawalt, The New York Review of Books, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One Friday post, for example, shows footage from Super Heavy of Ship cruising away shortly after stage separation, its six Raptors glowing with exertion against the backdrop of a gorgeously blue Earth.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Adverb
  • One in particular has worked out splendidly for the past 15 years.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Torres’ prose is at times lyrical, at times sparse, and splendidly poetic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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