1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration
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2
as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
he made totally sure the door was locked when he left the house
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Recent Examples of totally
Especially in the darker shades, these pants can totally pass as office-wear with a button-down shirt and loafers.
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Eden Lichterman, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The RuPaul’s Drag Race judge and television personality, 46, revealed that he was asked to audition for the role of Damian in Mean Girls, but totally bombed his tryout and didn’t get the part in the end.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Set up a burrito bar for this totally customizable dinner that will leave even the pickiest eaters satisfied.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
So those two dimensions, one is totally a triumph.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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Eden Lichterman, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
The RuPaul’s Drag Race judge and television personality, 46, revealed that he was asked to audition for the role of Damian in Mean Girls, but totally bombed his tryout and didn’t get the part in the end.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Set up a burrito bar for this totally customizable dinner that will leave even the pickiest eaters satisfied.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
So those two dimensions, one is totally a triumph.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totally
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tyler entered the season with expectations as a defensive-minded facilitator but never fully found her rhythm.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Listen fully, because useful details hide in ordinary words.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The two major goals of the Artemis II flight are to thoroughly test the Orion moonship and to work through the procedures and techniques needed to safely guide future crews to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors gain key insights, as these experts assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company’s fundamentals and the macro and micro factors impacting its performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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The very notion of national unity in a time of war seems utterly beyond this president, who follows his capricious instincts and continues, as ever, to spray venom at domestic opponents (and, for that matter, allies) when they are needed to wage and win the war.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Virtue isn’t quite like other hair care brands.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Service’s regional headquarters will vanish, along with most of its research facilities and experimental forests—and also quite likely the sense of mission that has animated the agency for more than a century.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In the regional final against Notre Dame, Heckel drove past her defender and hit a falling-down right-hander that bounced perfectly off the glass and in right before the buzzer and gave UConn a 32-25 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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The operation seemingly goes perfectly, allowing Conley to walk off with another success.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The strong middle of the season helps The Testaments overcome its repetitive and mechanical beginnings, building to a shocking (if not wholly earned) penultimate episode — that’s then undone by a return to the Handmaid’s Tale Redux predictability of the finale.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal was no longer involved, Jason Bateman was added, and the creative direction shifted to a wholly original idea.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Totally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totally. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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