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Recent Examples of steeply
Home prices rose so quickly and so steeply that only those with high incomes and substantial savings were able to buy amid the supply shortages brought on by the pandemic.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Gibson Dunn, which is representing Tesla in the appeal, argued that compensatory damages in the case should be steeply reduced from $129 million to $69 million at most.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The front lawn falls steeply away from the house and on down to the fence, a garden overgrown with reddening watsonias.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Support for any-reason mail-in voting among Republicans has dropped steeply in the last five years—49% of Republicans favored it in 2020 but only 32% do now, after Trump baselessly claimed mail-in ballots cost him the 2020 presidential election.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising given that singlehood rates have been rising for years, more steeply among men than women—leaving lots of would-be dads without a co-parent.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The company has raised fares steeply in recent years, from $5 one-way in 2021 up to $9 one-way beginning last summer.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since 1970, signifying a loss of almost 3 billion birds.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Lyriq’s long nose and roof create a sporty profile that’s emphasized by big wheel openings with subtle fender flares and a steeply raked rear window.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Gibson Dunn, which is representing Tesla in the appeal, argued that compensatory damages in the case should be steeply reduced from $129 million to $69 million at most.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The front lawn falls steeply away from the house and on down to the fence, a garden overgrown with reddening watsonias.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Support for any-reason mail-in voting among Republicans has dropped steeply in the last five years—49% of Republicans favored it in 2020 but only 32% do now, after Trump baselessly claimed mail-in ballots cost him the 2020 presidential election.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising given that singlehood rates have been rising for years, more steeply among men than women—leaving lots of would-be dads without a co-parent.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The company has raised fares steeply in recent years, from $5 one-way in 2021 up to $9 one-way beginning last summer.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The notion that bird populations are steeply declining is not new – a 2019 study found bird populations in the US and Canada have dropped by 30% since 1970, signifying a loss of almost 3 billion birds.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Lyriq’s long nose and roof create a sporty profile that’s emphasized by big wheel openings with subtle fender flares and a steeply raked rear window.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeply
sharply
Adverb
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That truth, that bitterness, ought to cut more sharply than the Super Bowl shellacking.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This allowed the craft to maintain control and stability even when sharply tilted against the current.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Steeply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeply. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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