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Recent Examples of extraordinarily
After an extraordinarily dry handful of years, this year or next could easily be the one that drops those deliveries out of compliance.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Grand jury rejections are extraordinarily unusual, but have happened repeatedly in recent months in Washington as citizens who have heard the government’s evidence have come away underwhelmed in a number of cases.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The term’s origins lie in a 2017 Cosmopolitan article describing a romantic relationship, about three months in length, that’s extraordinarily painful, with one side having more interest than the other.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The beds are also extraordinarily comfortable.
—Meredith Bethune, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Building the cutting-edge software models that makes this shift possible is an extraordinarily expensive process that requires stringing together thousands of chips that sell for tens of thousands of dollars apiece.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Biology, by contrast, evolved systems that trade raw speed for resilience, parallelism, and extraordinarily low power consumption.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
American medicine is extraordinarily resistant to change.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Grand jury rejections are extraordinarily unusual, but have happened repeatedly in recent months in Washington as citizens who have heard the government’s evidence have come away underwhelmed in a number of cases.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The term’s origins lie in a 2017 Cosmopolitan article describing a romantic relationship, about three months in length, that’s extraordinarily painful, with one side having more interest than the other.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The beds are also extraordinarily comfortable.
—Meredith Bethune, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Building the cutting-edge software models that makes this shift possible is an extraordinarily expensive process that requires stringing together thousands of chips that sell for tens of thousands of dollars apiece.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Biology, by contrast, evolved systems that trade raw speed for resilience, parallelism, and extraordinarily low power consumption.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
American medicine is extraordinarily resistant to change.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraordinarily
Adverb
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After an unusually warm and dry stretch, soggy weather could be returning to Phoenix.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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What Comes Next The scale of this expedition — spanning the full length of Argentina’s continental margin — makes its data set unusually comprehensive.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, in a year in which the studios came through to a remarkable extent and produced some movies of extraordinary artistry on a spectacular scale, the intersection of the art and the business of cinema is uncommonly strong.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Savings seemingly secured with lower rates can easily be negated by other expenses that can be easily overlooked if singularly focused on rates.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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That’s because the New Orleans saint behind that book, Nancy Lemann, possesses a singularly fabulous voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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That’s extremely cold, even as much of the open Atlantic Ocean remains abnormally warm.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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With this type, a different kind of antibody, called IgM, gets abnormally programmed.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wagner Moura Basking in the sun outside The Times newsroom ahead of his digital cover shoot last month, Wagner Moura seemed exceptionally relaxed about spending his Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo with a bunch of journalists.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sprawling across South Texas, King Ranch encompasses 911,000 acres—larger than Rhode Island—and has remained remarkably intact since its founding in 1853 thanks to a corporate ownership structure designed to prevent parcel-by-parcel sell-offs.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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But this is really a whole new play, set very much in the here and now and remarkably comfortable there.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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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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“Extraordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraordinarily. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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