as in extremely
to a great degree
an archly competitive young executive
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Recent Examples of archly
The antebellum garb is an unmistakable Walker signature, but the scene is expressive and foreboding — not the archly comic and subversive work for which the artist is best known.
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Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Barthelme wrote, for Texas Monthly, in an archly mocking response to McMurtry’s later essay.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Emma Stone’s monster turn Poor Things Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are back with another archly funny period piece about a bunch of kooks.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2023
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Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Barthelme wrote, for Texas Monthly, in an archly mocking response to McMurtry’s later essay.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Emma Stone’s monster turn Poor Things Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are back with another archly funny period piece about a bunch of kooks.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for archly
Adverb
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This shows us how much of a reach influencers can have and, in my experience, influencer collaborations can be extremely fruitful in hospitality PR.—
Emily Reynolds Bergh,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The measles virus is airborne and extremely contagious.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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They have long since been known to be very controlling with video footage from tournament play.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The state of the union is … divided A slim majority of respondents — 53% — said the state of the union is either not very strong or not strong at all.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Ukrainian soldiers expressed concerns about what Kyiv will receive in exchange for the highly valuable minerals, which are so vital to new tech industries.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both types of bass are highly efficient apex predators that hunt down baitfish and other prey.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Of course, she felt vindicated, but learning what had been growing inside her body left her feeling incredibly overwhelmed.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Even if the projection is off by a wide margin, the cost to run a furnace in 2045 is going to be incredibly high compared with a heat pump.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Draft capital beyond that and too much future would be sacrificed.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Saab – a graduate of UC Berkeley's Haas MBA program – pioneered this partnership, but noted that here too success had a long-term focus.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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The reactions seem split between those annoyed by this change and those annoyed that everyone else is so annoyed.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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In an interview, Edrington said the group was wrong to cave in to the administration so quickly.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Archly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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