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
In the mammalian cortex, excitatory neurons vastly outnumber inhibitory ones.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have stalled as both parties propose vastly different contract amendments, according to union updates.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2004, a constitutional amendment created the National Council of Justice to manage the judiciary, which has vastly improved the functioning and autonomy of the courts.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Throw the overseas element into the mix, and the scope of the challenge is vastly amplified.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have stalled as both parties propose vastly different contract amendments, according to union updates.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2004, a constitutional amendment created the National Council of Justice to manage the judiciary, which has vastly improved the functioning and autonomy of the courts.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Throw the overseas element into the mix, and the scope of the challenge is vastly amplified.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastly
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Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Sneaking into a plane's landing gear can be highly risky, health and aviation experts have previously told USA TODAY.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are still very talented and highly trained professionals at the CDC, but what is happening to the leadership—specifically, Secretary Kennedy and his colleagues—has brought it to the point where it can’t be trusted.—
Alice Park,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the time, the fields of primatology, ethology, anthropology, and all of science were incredibly male-dominated.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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And there was Mahab Ghodss, an incredibly powerful and opaque consulting firm run by regime insiders, which drafted the studies for dam projects and lobbied for approval.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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With Njoku possibly missing time, Harold Fannin (who has received the most targets this season with 14) could benefit greatly and is an easy dump-off for Gabriel.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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His expertise could greatly benefit Ott, ahead of what is destined to be a challenging year in Phoenix.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The lemonade stand and bake sale became very profitable and would turn into a giant play date in their front yard every June.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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With a very capable Ryzen 7 processor that can handle productivity tasks with ease, paired with a capacious 32GB of DDR5 RAM, this pocket-sized PC can slot in to just about any situation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Federal prosecutors pushed for a sentence of 11 years and 3 months, while Combs’ defense attorneys argued for a considerably lighter 14-month sentence.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hiring is considerably weaker this year.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While this does not sound terribly steep, this was in Earth's gravity — in the lower gravity of Mars, this would be equivalent to a 30 degree slope.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … SINKING FEELING – Woman's attempt to protest ICE arrest in Massachusetts goes terribly wrong.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The downside risk with Ohtani, however, is much bigger.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once Rubin’s data comes in, astronomers should gain a much sharper picture of whether the Kuiper Belt’s tilt points to additional planets lurking far beyond Neptune.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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