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Recent Examples of strikingly
More strikingly, scientists recently reported signs of vivianite (an iron phosphate) and greigite (an iron sulfide).
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The new system generates longer, more coherent clips that look strikingly real.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The boots have a strikingly similar silhouette, complete with square toes, chunky block heels, and unique stitching along the ankles.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The specimen is preserved in a museum collection in Texas and looks strikingly similar to the wild bird the researchers identified.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Systems like Google’s co-scientist not only recall and synthesize vast libraries but also reason through competing possibilities, discard weaker ideas, and refine stronger ones in ways that can feel strikingly human.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Most strikingly, they were rarely included in the curriculum.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The lush, leafy species looks strikingly similar to a handful of local native trees, like black walnut and staghorn sumac.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The new system generates longer, more coherent clips that look strikingly real.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The boots have a strikingly similar silhouette, complete with square toes, chunky block heels, and unique stitching along the ankles.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The specimen is preserved in a museum collection in Texas and looks strikingly similar to the wild bird the researchers identified.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Systems like Google’s co-scientist not only recall and synthesize vast libraries but also reason through competing possibilities, discard weaker ideas, and refine stronger ones in ways that can feel strikingly human.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Most strikingly, they were rarely included in the curriculum.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The lush, leafy species looks strikingly similar to a handful of local native trees, like black walnut and staghorn sumac.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strikingly
Adverb
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Multiple previously very successful special teams coordinators have come to SF and failed spectacularly.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One of two book covers about records this month—except that this one is really about the title, which becomes the illustration spectacularly.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Call upon your trusty slow cooker to make this richly comforting potato soup.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s no way to approximate this full-body experience or reproduce the effect of millions of richly acoustic notes shooting in all directions.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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From denim mini dresses to gorgeously cut trench coats and boxier streetwear-style jackets, everything is top tier, and, IMO, totally worth the money.—
Shawna Hudson,
StyleCaster,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Before attending the show, Streep and Wintour, 75, met each other and the pair appeared to get along splendidly, as seen in a video posted on Instagram by Vogue.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Strikingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strikingly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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