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
All that airborne guano is nature’s marine fertilizer, and scientists have been vastly underestimating how much seabird poop is actually fertilizing our oceans and coastlines.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Fort Lauderdale United, South Florida’s only women’s professional soccer team, entered the 2025-26 season with 12 new players, a vastly different roster from the one that reached the USL Super League final in June.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.
—Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Starmer could have rebutted this, pointing to the Conservatives’ vastly more numerous 121 seats.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Fort Lauderdale United, South Florida’s only women’s professional soccer team, entered the 2025-26 season with 12 new players, a vastly different roster from the one that reached the USL Super League final in June.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.
—Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Starmer could have rebutted this, pointing to the Conservatives’ vastly more numerous 121 seats.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastly
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Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, these fluctuations are incredibly important, from a cosmic perspective.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, glasses are for everyone and have become incredibly versatile.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each piece of evidence, Lane and other experts said, greatly improves law enforcement’s chances of identifying the suspect.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Events like this greatly contribute to the further promotion of women’s football.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Jefferson’s average yards per route run was considerably less against press coverage than off coverage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But there’s also darkness in Cherry’s past, including an ex-boyfriend who has either terribly wronged her or been terribly wronged by her.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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And what if that fight didn’t go terribly well?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The company is where the customer pain is sharpest, but Lerner sees a much larger opportunity.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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