as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a stupendously successful Broadway debut
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Recent Examples of stupendously
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.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Her fandom is stupendously large, kind and loyal.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
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
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The death cap is one of the most poisonous mushrooms in the world and is part of a small group of mushrooms containing amatoxins, which are highly potent compounds causing 90% of fatal mushroom poisonings globally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Measles cases have increased in the United States as vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, allowing the highly contagious virus to spread in communities with lower immunization coverage.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Being strong in the trenches would help Miami greatly.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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But, pushed by the powerful White House aide Stephen Miller to meet huge daily arrest quotas, the administration’s efforts expanded greatly.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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In this era of aridly slick technofuturist aesthetics, objects and images revealing their sutures and seams appear to be utterly alive.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the quiet end of an idyllic cove, this cottage colony was utterly remade by master minimalist Christian Liaigre.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The city is considerably cheaper than many Southern California towns and even cheaper than Phoenix and Scottsdale, with an average home value around $318,000, according to Zillow.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The job was considerably bigger when Ashurbanipal ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire 2,700 years ago.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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The results suggest that, much like the widespread adoption of the internet, workers are increasingly concerned about how the new technology will affect jobs.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Video footage shows Bolt taking shorter strides than Wang but compensating with a much faster cadence, reports People’s Daily Online.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Stupendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupendously. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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