1
as in extremely
to a great degree
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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Recent Examples of vastly
Two retiring carpenters in different towns may face vastly different prospects based on the strength of their local economies.
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Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
The group represents a vastly diverse membership with immigrants from some 170 countries.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 22 June 2025
However, these methods to limit methane from fossil fuels are vastly underused.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Patriotism also isn't concentrated in any one particular area—the top states are located in vastly different geographic regions.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
The group represents a vastly diverse membership with immigrants from some 170 countries.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 22 June 2025
However, these methods to limit methane from fossil fuels are vastly underused.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 21 June 2025
Patriotism also isn't concentrated in any one particular area—the top states are located in vastly different geographic regions.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastly
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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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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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As in her first novel, the highly inventive and fun Swamplandia!, her prose is just dense and unusual enough to insist on being read slowly.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 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
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And the much higher pay of senior captains – plus the handsome compensation earned by mid-career pilots – greatly narrows that pay gap.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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While some greatly surpassed that target — such as Poland, Estonia, the U.S., Latvia and Greece — major economies including Canada, Spain and Italy have lagged below the contribution threshold.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 June 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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But from the first breath, Roxy sensed something was terribly wrong.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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However, too much bright sun can cause blanched leaves and sunscald, although this is rare and typically occurs during periods of intense heat or drought.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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That was much cheaper than the previous cost of paying $1,999 per month for Wegovy on the Hims & Hers platform.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Powell, who was appointed by Trump to lead the Fed in 2018, has been put under pressure by the president, who has accused him of keeping high interest rates too high.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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