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Recent Examples of spectacularly
Banks want credit for having moved beyond the Value at Risk models that failed so spectacularly in 2008, when trading-book losses at major institutions exceeded 99th-percentile VaR estimates by factors of three to ten, according to the Basel Committee's own post-crisis review.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 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.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Wilkinson proved that with the potato-in-the-golf-hole task, then underlined it spectacularly in a task in which he was meant to eat a raw egg as quickly as possible.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
The veteran litigator found herself in hot water after her efforts to broker a detente between Cipriani and Shell spectacularly backfired.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
So, where will Season 2 take us, Mayor Tom Loftis, and the rest of this wonderfully funny and spectacularly ill-fated island community?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Blue Origin, in particular, faced a significant setback in May 2026 when its New Glenn rocket exploded spectacularly on the launch pad during a test.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Cellphone video shows fireworks rocketing spectacularly from the trailer as dark smoke spirals into the sky.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 June 2026
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 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.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Wilkinson proved that with the potato-in-the-golf-hole task, then underlined it spectacularly in a task in which he was meant to eat a raw egg as quickly as possible.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
The veteran litigator found herself in hot water after her efforts to broker a detente between Cipriani and Shell spectacularly backfired.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
So, where will Season 2 take us, Mayor Tom Loftis, and the rest of this wonderfully funny and spectacularly ill-fated island community?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Blue Origin, in particular, faced a significant setback in May 2026 when its New Glenn rocket exploded spectacularly on the launch pad during a test.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Cellphone video shows fireworks rocketing spectacularly from the trailer as dark smoke spirals into the sky.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
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Known as earthshine, the effect makes the moon appear strikingly three-dimensional through binoculars.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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The nation partied a lot this weekend – revealing strikingly different stories of America during its 250th summer.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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The bathhouse was richly decorated.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Then, each June, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the town’s traditional dresses—richly decorated, pleated, and baroque in their ornamentation—are brought back into the light.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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In this inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby, one novella and three stories take on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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My suggestions are The Lexington or Forepaugh’s — both historic restaurants that have been revived gorgeously in the past few years.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
16 June 2026
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After all, Jackson finished the 2025 season splendidly.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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