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Recent Examples of spectacularly
With the new approach, this team went from a one-to-one ratio to a spectacularly good 175-to-one ratio!
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
With America ’26 underway, here’s a look at those movies that missed an absolute sitter and those that spectacularly hit the back of the net.
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The club statement confirming his departure represents a low-key end to what had been a spectacularly mutually beneficial partnership.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
On at least one measure, lowering immigration, Brexit has failed spectacularly.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong.
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Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The line — delivered by Timothy Simons, who played the spectacularly insecure Jonah Ryan on Veep — earned one of the semester’s biggest laughs.
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Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Take for another example the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (GMSI), the grand south side of which can now be viewed spectacularly from the top floor of the OPC, rendering it almost like a shadow White House staring down on the newcomer on the block.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly.
—
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
With America ’26 underway, here’s a look at those movies that missed an absolute sitter and those that spectacularly hit the back of the net.
—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The club statement confirming his departure represents a low-key end to what had been a spectacularly mutually beneficial partnership.
—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
On at least one measure, lowering immigration, Brexit has failed spectacularly.
—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong.
—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The line — delivered by Timothy Simons, who played the spectacularly insecure Jonah Ryan on Veep — earned one of the semester’s biggest laughs.
—
Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Take for another example the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (GMSI), the grand south side of which can now be viewed spectacularly from the top floor of the OPC, rendering it almost like a shadow White House staring down on the newcomer on the block.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
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Even 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, public awareness of AAPI history remains strikingly low.
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But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities.
Adverb
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As businesses in Hollywood and other sectors face more consolidation and competition, executives are getting richly compensated more for their role in leading companies through challenging times.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
Adverb
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Prospero’s final speech, gorgeously delivered here by Wyn Davies, continues the theme.
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Thrilling smoky minerality on the nose with an abundance of floral aromatics that is laced with a citrus salinity, such as lemon confit, that has marked acidity and finishing aromas of seashell, making this a gorgeously gastronomic wine.
Adverb
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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.
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And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.
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“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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