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as in extremely
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the salesclerk was exceedingly patient with one customer who couldn't make up his mind
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Recent Examples of exceedingly
But over the years, Smiley has also built connections with people and watched their lives improve, which was exceedingly rare in his former roles as a narcotics detective and SWAT team officer.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
Rather than social paranoia per se, people simply become exceedingly guarded and opt to turn off all external contact.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Like the loss of a parent or the loss of a child, the loss of a home is an exceedingly difficult thing for people to appreciate secondhand.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
While nothing official came out of those meetings, the signs were exceedingly positive.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
Rather than social paranoia per se, people simply become exceedingly guarded and opt to turn off all external contact.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Like the loss of a parent or the loss of a child, the loss of a home is an exceedingly difficult thing for people to appreciate secondhand.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
While nothing official came out of those meetings, the signs were exceedingly positive.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceedingly
Adverb
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even in hockey – a sport that is extremely popular around the world – there are terms used by commentators or pundits that you might not be accustomed to hearing if not a regular to the sport.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Having stabilized his ship in orbit around the black hole, Dr Hans Reinhardt (a bizarre, OTT performance from Maximilian Schell) now plans to fly into it, assisted by an unquestioning crew of automatons with a very dark origin story.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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While promoting her new miniseries Vanished in New York City on February 3, the actor was spotted flashing a peace sign for photographers and carrying a very familiar handbag on the other arm.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s incredibly moving to me, when people can internally start seeing the other person’s point of view.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Next, Stewart moved on to the Winter Olympics and the right-wing meltdown over freestyle skier Hunter Hess’ incredibly mild comments during a press conference.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Not that she’s been terribly missed in the deeply Democratic state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The death cap is one of the most poisonous mushrooms in the world and is part of a small group of mushrooms containing amatoxins, which are highly potent compounds causing 90% of fatal mushroom poisonings globally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Measles cases have increased in the United States as vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, allowing the highly contagious virus to spread in communities with lower immunization coverage.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That question is something other clients have asked, too, Olins says.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The days of emphasizing sinkers and sliders and leaning too heavily on fastballs — see Dollander, Chase — are over.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
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Jeff looks at things very straightforwardly and is damned fearless, right?—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Vrabel was also able to see a perfect 9-0 record on the road, including the playoffs, becoming the first NFL team in history to do so.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Our practices may change from time to time, so please check back here periodically to review our latest policy.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceedingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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