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Recent Examples of spectacularly
Their plan flopped spectacularly.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
The strategy worked spectacularly.
—Julia Dhar, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The new Deck pricing bodes poorly for the potential pricing of the Steam Machine desktop, which was announced late last year at what ended up being a spectacularly awful time to build and ship a new gaming PC.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
And be sure to take advantage of the on-site dining options, too, including Bar Sierra (where talented sommelier Chip Ermish curates a spectacularly diverse wine cellar) and Cafe Crêpe, a food truck making masterful French treats.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The Butcher’s Feast is more than enough for a full meal, but there are other treasures, too, like a beef-noodle soup built on a spectacularly rich, slightly offal-ish broth made with marrow bones, with paper-thin slices of A5-Wagyu rib eye swimming in it like manta rays.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
Those Trout seasons were spectacular — and spectacularly disappointing.
—Sam McDowell May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Their plan flopped spectacularly.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Ken Rosenthal, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
The strategy worked spectacularly.
—Julia Dhar, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The new Deck pricing bodes poorly for the potential pricing of the Steam Machine desktop, which was announced late last year at what ended up being a spectacularly awful time to build and ship a new gaming PC.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
And be sure to take advantage of the on-site dining options, too, including Bar Sierra (where talented sommelier Chip Ermish curates a spectacularly diverse wine cellar) and Cafe Crêpe, a food truck making masterful French treats.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The Butcher’s Feast is more than enough for a full meal, but there are other treasures, too, like a beef-noodle soup built on a spectacularly rich, slightly offal-ish broth made with marrow bones, with paper-thin slices of A5-Wagyu rib eye swimming in it like manta rays.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
Those Trout seasons were spectacular — and spectacularly disappointing.
—Sam McDowell May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Their plan flopped spectacularly.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacularly
Adverb
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Democrats, meanwhile, say the rhetoric sounds strikingly similar to the populist arguments advanced by the very progressives DeSantis routinely attacks.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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The service Service here is warm, intuitive, and strikingly informal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Every day, visitors arrive to dress in robes richly embroidered with phoenixes and adorn themselves with jade and pearl pendants and gold fingernail guards like those worn in imperial China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
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That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
Adverb
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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
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Though within easy reach of Cyprus’s beach resorts, this gorgeously rugged corner of the island has long escaped most travelers’ notice.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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And here is a helpful tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
2 June 2026
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This allows for more action and more monsters — splendidly rendered — and more occasions for Eleven to use her superpowers.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Spectacularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacularly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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