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Recent Examples of extraordinarily
Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The wig is extraordinarily dense, and the texture is unlike anything in my usual repertoire.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
In many rural areas, parents borrow money at extraordinarily high interest rates to pay for wedding expenses and dowry demands.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The grandeur that surprises many first-time observers is the result of an extraordinarily long and complex geological history.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
For the extraordinarily important appointment, the Princess of Wales wore a warm wool and cashmere coat by Suzannah London, a favorite brand of Sophie of Edinburgh.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is a wonderful building with an extraordinarily beautiful materiality, inside and out, and in my opinion is his most perfect and greatest achievement.
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
In Seoul, Kim sits down with leading figures from the K-pop world to investigate how the industry cultivated an extraordinarily devoted international following.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The wig is extraordinarily dense, and the texture is unlike anything in my usual repertoire.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
In many rural areas, parents borrow money at extraordinarily high interest rates to pay for wedding expenses and dowry demands.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The grandeur that surprises many first-time observers is the result of an extraordinarily long and complex geological history.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
For the extraordinarily important appointment, the Princess of Wales wore a warm wool and cashmere coat by Suzannah London, a favorite brand of Sophie of Edinburgh.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
The latter is a wonderful building with an extraordinarily beautiful materiality, inside and out, and in my opinion is his most perfect and greatest achievement.
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
In Seoul, Kim sits down with leading figures from the K-pop world to investigate how the industry cultivated an extraordinarily devoted international following.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
Adverb
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Officials say the snowpack peaked unusually early this year, in late February.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Biennials make this metabolism unusually visible.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the exception of very hot thermal ponds and extremely salt-alkaline lakes, such as the Dead Sea in Asia and the Great Salt Lake in North America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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And all that works together exceptionally well, in almost any situation and with many different dishes.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Only a geeky, witty male pal (Jon Cryer) sees her worth, until one day, quite remarkably, rich-kid McCarthy takes an interest.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the context of the federal health budget, that investment is remarkably modest.—
Nicole Kruegel,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In the transfer portal era, making contributions at a championship-caliber program like Ohio State as a true freshman are incredibly rare.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first thing that struck me was the gold necklace’s incredibly lightweight nature, clocking in at just 25 grams.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Extraordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinarily. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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