as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
The hardware required to contribute observations isn’t terribly expensive, and the process comes with detailed instructions, as well as enthusiastic support for rookies just getting started.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
The demand for first basemen in their mid-30s isn’t terribly great.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In 2020, The Comet felt terribly relevant.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
For someone living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), that same silence can feel like evidence that something is terribly wrong.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026
The demand for first basemen in their mid-30s isn’t terribly great.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In 2020, The Comet felt terribly relevant.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
Adverb
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Canada and Qatar drew their first matches, making this an extremely important opportunity for their hopes of advancing out of the group stage.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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All had extremely low omega-3 levels and at least one risk factor for dementia, such as obesity, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure or cholesterol.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
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The producers are amazing, the writers are amazing, the director's amazing and Netflix has been nothing but incredibly supportive.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Pakistan, which has played a mediation role in US-Iran talks, endorsed the agreement, too, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.—
Pamela Avila,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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It is supposed to be a great beach party with a bonfire, but it gets rained out, and they are all huddled under an awning wearing too much body glitter and eating from a greige buffet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Made with soft, highly absorbent quick-drying microfiber.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The majority of chicken in America is highly processed and cleaned in a chlorine bath.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 June 2026
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The enterprise software industry faces real challenges from AI, and the crop of 2021-2022 LBOs in this space will age badly; keep an eye on Coupa, a 2022 Thoma Bravo take-private, Zendesk, and Hellman & Friedman/Permira buyouts of the same year.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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He has not been seen publicly since, leading to speculation that he was badly injured in the attack.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Growing numbers of Labour MPs called for Starmer to quit, but with Burnham unable to run as party leader – and hence prime minister – since rules and convention state that only serving MPs can do so, no one was willing or able to launch an official challenge.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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