as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
Normal operation is speedy and not terribly loud (around 50 decibels), but there is a quiet mode that moves slowly and keeps the volume under 35 decibels.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 18 June 2025
DeMaio’s political peers may not be terribly enamored of the freshman lawmaker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Still, there is plenty of evidence that animals dying in hot springs is not terribly uncommon, Poland said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 June 2025
None of which, sad to say, is terribly fresh or exciting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 18 June 2025
DeMaio’s political peers may not be terribly enamored of the freshman lawmaker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Still, there is plenty of evidence that animals dying in hot springs is not terribly uncommon, Poland said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 June 2025
None of which, sad to say, is terribly fresh or exciting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
Adverb
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Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Embarking on the journey of franchising a business can be a very daunting step, but taking time to identify a franchising style that works for you and your business and to build a model that is authentic to you should make that journey a much easier one.—
Fiona Simpson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Don’t overdo it; a very small amount of concealer is more than enough.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The film obviously has some major horror elements with the infected charging about, but also some tender moments with the family and then an incredibly emotional scene towards the end of the film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The rooms are traditional without being too dark, and the guest experience is accented by afternoon tea in O.Henry’s Social Lobby and live jazz music and vintage craft cocktails on Thursday nights and select Saturdays.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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If their world is more Minecraft than Monopoly, our systems need to shift too.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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This suggests that the issues that may have caused both the engines to fail likely occurred at nearly the same moment— a highly unusual scenario, experts said.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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But the most important thing about Wellness Weekend is the opportunity to connect in the highly coveted eastern enclave of Long Island, says Saggio.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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But the work serving the current populations can be arduous and challenging – demonstrated here as the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) team can be seen springing into action after a rhino reacted badly to anesthesia.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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And in Friday’s 5-4 win over the badly slumping Kansas City Royals, that once again proved to be the case.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Doing so helped to clarify ongoing gaps in accessibility, which states could then strategically address in future iterations of grant program design.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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