1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
we are in fact utterly out of ideas
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time
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Recent Examples of utterly
But even if Kushner fails utterly—a renewable-energy lender that his fund invested in, Solar Mosaic, recently filed for bankruptcy, in part because of Trump policy changes—Affinity still stands to take in $810 million over ten years, a typical life span for such a fund.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
She's only lived in the house for five years, so Kilroy was left utterly stunned by the prospect of being mortgage free at the age of 33.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
China is utterly dependent on Russian oil and gas and simply cannot afford to stop buying it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Van Wessel captures how something can be at once utterly horrible, an emotional devastation for which no one is prepared, and also grimly routine.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
She's only lived in the house for five years, so Kilroy was left utterly stunned by the prospect of being mortgage free at the age of 33.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
China is utterly dependent on Russian oil and gas and simply cannot afford to stop buying it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Van Wessel captures how something can be at once utterly horrible, an emotional devastation for which no one is prepared, and also grimly routine.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterly
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Usually these products only control grasses and need about a month to be totally effective.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Atlanta Braves’ Wing Woes Waldrep is with Atlanta as the best option after injuries totally decimated the Braves’ staff.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This greatly reduces the risk of unauthorized access.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Side-Lying Leg Lifts Inner thigh muscles can greatly benefit from side-lying leg lifts.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tanner, who is quite religious, was doing the latter.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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While their poetry was quite distinct, the voices, in prose and sometimes in person, of the four male poets in the group in particular, Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, could be uncannily similar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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One of the world's most prolific serial killers, Bundy confessed to murdering at least 30 women and young girls between 1974 and 1978, and investigators suspect that there may be many more victims, as the extent of his crimes (which also included rape and kidnapping) isn't fully known.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This model even moonlights as a fully functional bench for outdoor hangouts.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The playwright Henrik Ibsen coined the term friluftsliv in the nineteenth century, but the concept is much older and encompasses outdoor activities from hiking in the forest to paddling across a lake to simply sitting in a wooded park and listening to the birds.—
Marc Berman
August 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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These are much harder to find than their stellar and supermassive peers, in size range of a few hundred to a few hundred thousand times the mass of the Sun.—
Krystal Ruiz-Rocha,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Despite the deal’s collapse, Pierson still describes herself on her speaker’s agent web page as a board member of Forbes—which is wholly incorrect.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Iger and Johnston also revealed that with Hulu now wholly owned by Disney, the company will fully integrate Hulu into Disney+, culminating in an entirely new app experience coming in 2026.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The menu features succulent beef joints and tender game meats, accompanied by perfectly roasted root vegetables.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The proposal was perfectly on brand for the low-key couple.—
Sarah Jones,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Utterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterly. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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