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vitally

adverb

Definition of vitallynext
as in extremely
to a great degree it's vitally important that you deliver this message to the general

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Recent Examples of vitally Signs of disengagement in fully remote environments are less obvious, and paying attention to such patterns is vitally important as a leader. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Notably, and vitally important to point out, 10 ballots are not an official presidential poll. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Conduct this reckless and dangerous demands severe consequences, not only to hold this defendant accountable, but to send a strong message that our children, their safety, and their futures are vitally important to all of us. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Moral order is vitally important to both Carney and his creator. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 The remedies set by Judge James Donato included lower fees, mirroring Google Play apps in other stores, and most vitally, placement of alternative app stores in Google Play. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Murray says keeping graduates in South Florida is vitally important. — Sofia Baltodano june 24, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Authentic Connection From the beginning of time, humans have always intuitively known that community and connection are vitally important. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026 The growth of the embryo is vitally dependent on the stretching of the skin, muscles, and ligaments within the woman’s body as a result of hormonal changes to accommodate this transformation. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitally
  1. extremely
  2. very
  3. incredibly
  4. terribly
  5. highly
  6. too
  7. so
  8. really
Adverb
  • The romance genre is extremely popular on the publishing side with massive engaged fan bases, and buyers on the film and TV side recognize the potential for that to translate to the screen.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Earthquakes and bradyseisms are very rare; the continents move extremely slowly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Those who arrived in the 1900s had very different cultural, political, and religious backgrounds from the older Texas Jews.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These salts can withstand very high temperatures before boiling.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • Moments after an incredibly warm greeting, Quinn shoveled coal into the flames and stuck an iron in the forge.
    — Sarah Wood González, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Teach them that an answer can sound incredibly confident and still be wrong.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The other might be the terribly limited prospects of people like Miguelito living in Chivilcoy, a town outside Buenos Aires, where the two latter parts of the film is set.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • That’s not surprising, though, since the events are not only intended to rev enthusiasm for customized and highly tuned automobiles, but keep the philanthropic legacy of Paul Walker alive.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In January, the company announced a partnership with South Korean fashion platform Musinsa to deploy its Skypod system at a new logistics center designed to handle hundreds of thousands of SKUs and highly variable demand.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Other analyses suggest about 40 percent of amateur athletes playing contact sports show brain changes that are characteristic of CTE, too.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of calling for calm and letting the justice system work, too many political leaders on the left and progressive social influencers either fanned the flames of unrest or failed to act until enormous damage was done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of too
Adverb
  • Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • By then, however, the tortoise is ten yards farther along, so Achilles must close the new gap.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of so
Adverb
  • Unloading about the time-travel stuff is important, but what really lifts some of the burden from Julia’s shoulders is being able to talk about Claire with Davina.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The second-year starting linebacker was an all-conference selection last season and has really turned it up a notch as a senior.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of really

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“Vitally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitally. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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