as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a stupendously successful Broadway debut
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Recent Examples of stupendously
Many of these models are trained on stupendously large datasets comprising material culled from online sources, from which broader statistical patterns can be extracted and discerned.
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Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Meantime — as semis grow stupendously overbought relative to their own uptrend — financials, consumer cyclicals and the equal-weight S & P 500 are all down a bit for the week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Her fandom is stupendously large, kind and loyal.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Meantime — as semis grow stupendously overbought relative to their own uptrend — financials, consumer cyclicals and the equal-weight S & P 500 are all down a bit for the week.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Her fandom is stupendously large, kind and loyal.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupendously
Adverb
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Vector control districts in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties have confirmed a significant increase in mosquito activity, which is highly unusual for this time of the year.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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His aspirations, after a highly successful season, could be among the highest in the NFL.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The state requires that such offenses be reported to law enforcement, which greatly concerned his mom.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Why these two groups of people turn to their phones varies greatly.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And America's armed forces overwhelmed all defenses and utterly defeated an enemy -- good fighters -- to end the reign of outlaw dictator Nicolas Maduro and bring him to face American justice.—
February 25,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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The organisation’s handling of the unfortunate Tourette’s N-Word incident last night at the awards was utterly unforgivable.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The neighborhood/area Downtown Kansas City has sharpened considerably in the last decade.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Having relied only on non-visual stimuli, their mental models of the world are likely to be considerably different from those of sighted people.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Italian carried on at Spurs for another 13 months before finally being put out of his misery after his much more memorable rant at Southampton in March 2023.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The much-taller Wolverines had a 39-18 rebounding edge, but the Gophers were only outscored 26-24 in the paint.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Stupendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupendously. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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