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
Jessie Buckley is staggeringly good as Agnes Hathaway, wed to a young William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal).
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggeringly
Adverb
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That assist percentage ranked in the 70th percentile among all NBA bigs, better than highly skilled bigs such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porziņģis, Jackson and Holmgren.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Check out a few more peelers below that are highly rated, including this colorful three-pack that came recommended by the editors at Food & Wine.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead of enjoying the display, the men look utterly defeated.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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With Njoku possibly missing time, Harold Fannin (who has received the most targets this season with 14) could benefit greatly and is an easy dump-off for Gabriel.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His expertise could greatly benefit Ott, ahead of what is destined to be a challenging year in Phoenix.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Federal prosecutors pushed for a sentence of 11 years and 3 months, while Combs’ defense attorneys argued for a considerably lighter 14-month sentence.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hiring is considerably weaker this year.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The downside risk with Ohtani, however, is much bigger.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once Rubin’s data comes in, astronomers should gain a much sharper picture of whether the Kuiper Belt’s tilt points to additional planets lurking far beyond Neptune.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Staggeringly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggeringly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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