spectacularly

adverb

Definition of spectacularlynext
as in strikingly

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Recent Examples of spectacularly The team’s form picked up spectacularly from December onwards, losing only five of their final 25 Premier League matches. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 With Almond-Toe Black Pumps One spectacularly easy way to style leggings this fall? — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026 But when disastrous dates, suspicious children and spectacularly misguided attempts at ‘conscious uncoupling’ throw their perfect plan into chaos, Clarissa and Franklin discover that getting divorced is the easy part. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 The strategy worked spectacularly for much of the fund's short history. — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 The United States, after all, is already a spectacularly rich country and can easily afford to pay the higher interest rates—if the government is willing to adjust long-term tax and spending trajectories accordingly. — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 The long, thin leaves are spectacularly patterned and colorful to boot. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 In some cases, the most likely nominees early on fell spectacularly short of capturing the nomination, as happened to Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani in 2008, noted Panagopoulos. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 Throughout 2026, Michael Jackson’s music has been performing spectacularly on charts around the world. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
  1. strikingly
  2. richly
  3. gorgeously
  4. splendidly
Adverb
  • Lung cancer is now in that same transitional decade, Nathan argues, and the forces driving it are strikingly similar.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Accidents happen, of course, sometimes in strikingly close proximity.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That patience pays off in the way Extrait wears so richly, albeit noticeably softer and more enveloping than its raw materials read on paper.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of richly
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  • 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
Definition of gorgeously
Adverb
  • 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.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026
Definition of splendidly

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“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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