as in very
to a great degree
an extremely hot day
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Recent Examples of extremely
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for May 4th - May 17th, 2025 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
Overall, Wagner and his siblings were extremely pleased with the entire experience.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
For a game that has little to no dialogue, extremely cryptic lore, no actual immediate story?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2025
Overall, Wagner and his siblings were extremely pleased with the entire experience.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
For a game that has little to no dialogue, extremely cryptic lore, no actual immediate story?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremely
Adverb
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Every department, every person in the show, every actor is just bringing it to the very last take to the very last minute.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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At the very least, that is something that could change moving forward.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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Huang held on, and did so through incredibly difficult stretches that included him fighting to keep his job.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Green tea in particular is incredibly anti-inflammatory.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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That number is not terribly surprising, given that the La Mesa medical facility treated the 10th-most acute strokes in the state and handled the largest volume in San Diego County in 2023, according to state data.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The wine list is strikingly good and (also strikingly) not terribly expensive.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Species: The most valuable trees are hardy, durable, highly adaptable and won’t drop debris like nuts or pods everywhere.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Specialized Technologies, Equipment And Engineering Solutions Project Cargo demands the use of highly specialized equipment, selected and configured based on detailed engineering assessments.—
Umberto Cavallaro,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Gaza, too, has become a source of disagreement, particularly this month, as Israel has ramped up missile strikes on the region.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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There’s no need to feel too sorry for Cruise, though.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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Republicans only care about pleasing their master, so their Big Beautiful Bill cancels green energy development credits even though green energy projects already have brought jobs to their districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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One soldier who served under him was wounded badly.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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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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“Extremely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremely. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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