as in highly
to a large extent or degree
their battalion was astronomically outnumbered by enemy forces
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronomically
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The first half of Friday’s game looked like two teams who hadn’t played a highly competitive match in six weeks.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025 -
The outbreak highlights the persistent challenges posed by emerging infectious diseases in a highly connected world and the importance of prevention for U.S. travelers to affected destinations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Your thoroughness and compassion is greatly appreciated.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Raymond is the real deal and the Red Wings are about to benefit greatly from it.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Van Wessel captures how something can be at once utterly horrible, an emotional devastation for which no one is prepared, and also grimly routine.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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After more than two years of civil war, the scale of obliteration was utterly tragic.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
30 July 2025
Adverb
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Who is Adelita Grijalva? Adelita Grijalva was long viewed as a natural successor to the southern Arizona congressional seat, and her political resume, so far, much resembles her father's.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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The past five years have been among the most dramatic: SXSW closed down during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic and did not reopen in person — on a much smaller scale — until 2022.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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Curfew violation filings in Hamilton County have decreased significantly since peaking in 2000.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Tariffs and trade tensions, particularly with Canada, have significantly impacted the spirits industry and Brown-Forman's sales.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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“Astronomically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronomically. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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