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Recent Examples of impressively
Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps most impressively, the process is also reported to double as a purifier with some optimization.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Pay a little attention to the principles of balance and use the right stuff, however, and the Cosmopolitan becomes an absolutely delightful drink, juicy with citrus, bright with cranberry, surprisingly strong and impressively clean.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
Stepping out in coordinating all-black outfits, the duo looked impressively chic.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
Salgado’s choreography just never stops and is very impressively executed.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite the impressively low price tag, travelers say this suitcase is mighty tough.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Eddie Howe’s side had impressively remained League Cup holders until the semi-final stage — partly aided by three successive home draws in earlier rounds — and there is no shame in losing to Pep Guardiola’s outfit over two legs.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Saccharine is more polished in its technical aspects than in its storytelling, from the queasy visuals (Sarroff shot Relic, as well as both Smile movies) and sickly lighting to composer Hannah Peel’s eerie synths to some impressively gnarly gore.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Perhaps most impressively, the process is also reported to double as a purifier with some optimization.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Pay a little attention to the principles of balance and use the right stuff, however, and the Cosmopolitan becomes an absolutely delightful drink, juicy with citrus, bright with cranberry, surprisingly strong and impressively clean.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
Stepping out in coordinating all-black outfits, the duo looked impressively chic.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
Salgado’s choreography just never stops and is very impressively executed.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Despite the impressively low price tag, travelers say this suitcase is mighty tough.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Eddie Howe’s side had impressively remained League Cup holders until the semi-final stage — partly aided by three successive home draws in earlier rounds — and there is no shame in losing to Pep Guardiola’s outfit over two legs.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Saccharine is more polished in its technical aspects than in its storytelling, from the queasy visuals (Sarroff shot Relic, as well as both Smile movies) and sickly lighting to composer Hannah Peel’s eerie synths to some impressively gnarly gore.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressively
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The castle’s Waterloo Chamber, a magnificently opulent space that today is most commonly used for investitures but previously hosted theatrical and pantomime productions under Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria, was transformed into a screening room for the occasion.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet this is truly an ensemble show, in which each performer has multiple opportunities to shine, executing some splendidly silly bits together, such as delivering CPR to a sandwich or convincingly channeling their inner tots during some post-bedtime horseplay.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Distinguished Artisan Award is presented to an artist whose consistent collaboration with the MUAHS Guild has richly enhanced and created memorable characters throughout their career.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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The execs had seen firsthand what was wrong, and recognized that the IRS’s first CEO is richly equipped to deliver the fix.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those mounds stood about six feet high while Litchfield’s church-like cathedral termite mounds imposingly reached up to 26 feet.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
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The soundtrack boasts expensively familiar crowd-pleasers by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Billy Joel.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps China’s aggressive state spending, open-source AI coding, and interest in ordinary use cases for the technology will ultimately give the country an edge over American firms that are expensively chasing revolutionary applications for a more theoretical product.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Her other top picks include luxuriously soft wide-leg pants, a high-neck midi dress, and a silk maxi skirt, all of which are machine washable.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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This luxuriously comforting dinner is just what the doctor called for.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Impressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressively. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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