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Recent Examples of verily All the Eagles, Double Eagles, all that with the Augustus Saint-Gaudens beaux-arts designs and markings that the federal government had verily marketed to the American people for generations had to come back. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion. John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023 Ignore my bigotry and bad character and all the kingdoms of the Courts, from lowest to highest, will verily be yours.’ Pretty rough way to describe it. NBC News, 1 July 2018 If Man were meant to Fly, verily there would Be no Connections in Atlanta, Chicago, or the Sodom known as LaGuardia. Ashley Braun, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017 But the whole cast is, verily, first-rate and clever. John Anderson, WSJ, 6 July 2017 Verily, this is what terrorists do: invade spaces that feel safe or sacred, and destroy them. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 23 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verily
Adverb
  • As for her own love of LSU, Hartung comes by it honestly.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • He was distracted by the movie and honestly just really liked my cooking.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • However, just existing in the habitable zone of a star isn't sufficient to guarantee the existence of liquid-water oceans or indeed the conditions needed to support life.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And this party is going to be grand indeed, molded to Hedda’s particular taste as possible — less flowers, more champagne — and kitted out with a guest list that proves more bizarre as the night winds on.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Now that Paul Thomas Anderson has adapted Thomas Pynchon’s work not once, but twice — the upcoming One Battle After Another riffs on Pynchon’s 1990 novel, Vineland, with Leo to boot — someone’s assistant might actually have to read Gravity’s Rainbow.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The phrase busy as a bee certainly applies to bees in June.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Living in California certainly has its perks.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Put frankly, dismissing intention has boxed the ivory tower into a corner for its ability to handle difficult conversations relating to religion.
    Matthew Mayhew, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It’s named after—and home to—arguably one of the most iconic mountains in the country, and definitely the most iconic in Georgia.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Panthers should probably promote practice-squad linebacker Krys Barnes in the coming weeks as insurance for Trevin Wallace, who was a major liability in Week 1 after a really strong summer.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The people of New York City deserve a mayor who truly cares.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While the airlines are undeniably cramming us all in regardless of our waist size, for passengers who truly don’t fit in a standard economy seat, policies like Southwest’s help not only them but their fellow travelers be safer and more comfortable onboard, and that’s a good thing.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Verily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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