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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
The trial has captured public attention across Australia, where such cases are exceedingly rare.
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Reuters, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Although exceedingly rare, cases where pregnant women are declared brain dead have occurred before.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Discovery is exceedingly bingeable, with terrific performances from Palmer and Goode.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 June 2025
The show then moves to them seeing each other for the first time, meeting families and other contestants, then deciding whether to get married in final episodes that range from the dramatic to the exceedingly dramatic.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Although exceedingly rare, cases where pregnant women are declared brain dead have occurred before.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Discovery is exceedingly bingeable, with terrific performances from Palmer and Goode.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 June 2025
The show then moves to them seeing each other for the first time, meeting families and other contestants, then deciding whether to get married in final episodes that range from the dramatic to the exceedingly dramatic.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceedingly
Adverb
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No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Stef Stef is extremely mature and grounded in her investigation of the Goon Docks.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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There’s something incredibly fulfilling about helping someone preserve their legacy.—
James DiNardo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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What Celine does so well is take what seems at times like simple dialogue and make the scene, from a directorial standpoint, incredibly special.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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Remember to look high and low, scrutinizing not just eye-level shelves but also the very top ledges and the floor beneath hanging clothes.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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So, this is a terrible – terribly misguided policy.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2025
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The reason Evin is infamous is because of its terribly cruel high security detention centers that are poorly supervised by the Prison Chief.—
Jeff Kaufman,
Time,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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That's because mosquitoes in a neighborhood, especially invasive species, often drastically outnumber the birds and bats visiting one person's backyard.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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And yet, for all that’s different around the franchise — especially in the last two seasons as Indiana has evolved into the WNBA’s most popular team — plenty has stayed the same.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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On the trade front, hopes are still high on Wall Street that Trump will reach deals with other countries that will ultimately lower tariffs, particularly with the world’s second-largest economy.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Menopausal women are particularly vulnerable, with 10% of women 65 and older reporting at least one UTI every year.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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In fiercely competitive areas, like the New York City suburbs, where prices are still rising and homes sell fast, properties that would have gotten a dozen offers a year ago now get two or three.—
Ronda Kaysen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Union Station: From Transit Hub to Cultural Canvas When Osmington Inc. won the fiercely competitive bid to manage Union Station’s retail and programming over a decade ago, Vice President Syma Shah described a profound sense of duty.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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The Royals, who scored one run in their final 18 innings against the Detroit Tigers last weekend, desperately needed to reignite their stagnant offense.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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His first birdie came at the par-4 15th, and the 36-year-old desperately needed it for morale sake.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Exceedingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceedingly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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