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Recent Examples of spectacularly
Within two weeks, the stock market would crash spectacularly, ushering in the Great Depression.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Hoover played spectacularly at times but was sometimes turnover-prone.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
The SpaceX investment has paid off spectacularly.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
The city swells with visitors during these spectacularly sunny, warm months, so expect bigger crowds and higher prices.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
That transformation backfired spectacularly.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Bring your friends and family to welcome in 2026 and enjoy a spectacularly bright and colorful show!
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Some positions paid off spectacularly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Maye also fumbled a hand-off, but now that play becomes a footnote on an otherwise spectacularly clutch night for the young quarterback.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Hoover played spectacularly at times but was sometimes turnover-prone.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
The SpaceX investment has paid off spectacularly.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
The city swells with visitors during these spectacularly sunny, warm months, so expect bigger crowds and higher prices.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
That transformation backfired spectacularly.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Bring your friends and family to welcome in 2026 and enjoy a spectacularly bright and colorful show!
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Some positions paid off spectacularly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Maye also fumbled a hand-off, but now that play becomes a footnote on an otherwise spectacularly clutch night for the young quarterback.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
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Its strikingly unusual forms might have risen from the ooze of the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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In a sea of dresses and conventional silhouettes, the Armani suit read as deliberate and modern, strikingly different from the rest.—
Marianna Cerini,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Filled with richly varied locales and only three hours ahead of Central Standard Time, Brazil seemed tailor-made.—
María Cristina Lalonde,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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Traditionally eaten on New Year's Day—whether cooked with black-eyed peas or collard greens—this richly marbled cut of pork is both a comfort food and tradition.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Assadi’s novels are lyrical and gorgeously original—this novel reads as poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Paralleling the women's insistence on beauty in the face of devastation, the clip is also visually beautiful, each shot framed and colored gorgeously.—
James Factora,
Them.,
12 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Gerbera daisies abhor overhead irrigation that can lead to mildew problems and grow splendidly when surrounded by gravel or wood chips.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Before attending the show, Streep and Wintour, 75, met each other and the pair appeared to get along splendidly, as seen in a video posted on Instagram by Vogue.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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