as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a staggeringly inappropriate comment to make at a funeral
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Recent Examples of staggeringly
Both the Death Note manga and this 37-episode adaptation are staggeringly original and deviously entertaining, a brilliant, gory dark comedy that fully capitalizes on its premise.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The ‘Yolo 80’ and other local highways With staggeringly high price tags, local highway projects depend on federal dollars.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Financing these multibillion-dollar projects is staggeringly difficult.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Jessie Buckley is staggeringly good as Agnes Hathaway, wed to a young William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal).
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Overhead, the late-summer sky was moonless and staggeringly clear.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
That is still staggeringly lofty.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
The nonagenarian has made some formidable films in his staggeringly prolific career, especially works from the early aughts like The Twilight Samurai and The Hidden Blade.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The ‘Yolo 80’ and other local highways With staggeringly high price tags, local highway projects depend on federal dollars.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Financing these multibillion-dollar projects is staggeringly difficult.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Jessie Buckley is staggeringly good as Agnes Hathaway, wed to a young William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal).
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Overhead, the late-summer sky was moonless and staggeringly clear.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
That is still staggeringly lofty.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
The nonagenarian has made some formidable films in his staggeringly prolific career, especially works from the early aughts like The Twilight Samurai and The Hidden Blade.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggeringly
Adverb
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Although timber remains the primary long-term commercial value, growing improved varieties for both nuts and timber is considered potentially highly profitable, provided there is a long-term perspective and proper tree management.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Grodd is a member of a highly-intelligent society of gorillas that gained psychic powers and other abilities after coming into contact with an alien spaceship.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The defining image of this exact fixture back in February was Szoboszlai lying face-down on the pitch at full time of Liverpool’s 2-0 away win, utterly spent.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And the books, many of them, have greatly mattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fewer than 900 road-going Miuras were made, but few other cars built in such small numbers have gone on to change automotive history quite so greatly.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The ball has gone through his hands considerably less than Denver’s other four starters so far.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Deza, a lawyer who is considerably savvier than the public defenders that her case was previously foisted upon, takes an interest in the injustice and agrees to represent her pro-bono.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Pelosi retires and Dems begin generational civil war Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced her retirement yesterday as a new generation of much younger Democrats bridles against the elderly cadre under former President Biden, 82, who led them to defeat in the last presidential election.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The underlying principle is the same one that’s at play in the modern LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detectors, but with a much smaller-scale set of experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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