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Recent Examples of steeply
The city wouldn't have been able to pay off that debt with Bayshore's existing property tax revenue after its value declined steeply as dozens of stores and restaurants closed in recent years.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Since Saba is a volcanic island that rises steeply straight out of the sea, most species simply never made it there.
—James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Fully 50% of the housing in Boca falls under the homestead exemption, which means half the residents are capped at just 3% increases each year, rather than appreciating with market prices, which have risen much more steeply.
—Marc Wigder, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Many people would love to invest in robotic surgery leader Intuitive Surgical, but its shares are rather steeply valued now, with a recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
The Island Trail is the centerpiece of the park, dropping steeply 185 vertical feet.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By any measurement, homes are steeply overvalued.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
While prices have fallen steeply over the past year, long-running jobs with hundreds of AI agents can still rack up costs.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Its trajectory takes it steeply upwards, out of the atmosphere, and then brings it back down again sharply, with its warheads aimed at separate targets.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Since Saba is a volcanic island that rises steeply straight out of the sea, most species simply never made it there.
—James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Fully 50% of the housing in Boca falls under the homestead exemption, which means half the residents are capped at just 3% increases each year, rather than appreciating with market prices, which have risen much more steeply.
—Marc Wigder, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Many people would love to invest in robotic surgery leader Intuitive Surgical, but its shares are rather steeply valued now, with a recent forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
The Island Trail is the centerpiece of the park, dropping steeply 185 vertical feet.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By any measurement, homes are steeply overvalued.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
While prices have fallen steeply over the past year, long-running jobs with hundreds of AI agents can still rack up costs.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Its trajectory takes it steeply upwards, out of the atmosphere, and then brings it back down again sharply, with its warheads aimed at separate targets.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeply
sharply
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Miami also bounced back sharply, jumping 82 percent to 40 sales, while London slipped to seventh place with just 35 deals.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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If the states don’t reach a deal, federal officials could sharply cut Arizona’s water starting next year, and at that point, a lawsuit is likely, Buschatzke said.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Steeply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeply. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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