as in terribly
to a great degree
I'm mortally certain that I've seen that guy before
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Recent Examples of mortally
The couple freezes to death, and Alex is mortally injured with frostbite and hypothermia.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
Twenty-five to 30 seconds after his arrival, (May) was mortally wounded.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Firefighters found a 56-year-old man dead at the scene and two people mortally injured, officials said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
Twenty-five to 30 seconds after his arrival, (May) was mortally wounded.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
She was mortally wounded and lay on the ground nearly an hour before tactical officers were able to secure her rescue.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025
Firefighters found a 56-year-old man dead at the scene and two people mortally injured, officials said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortally
Adverb
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To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Though experts have maintained that aviation remains extremely safe, fatal incidents have raised concerns about flying.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Press very firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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To help, this article has been updated to include one highly worthy pick from the week ahead.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The attack left parts of the residence badly burned, though no one was injured.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, 48 percent said the tariffs were the right idea but they had been executed badly.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Adam Wharton falls into this category too and for that reason completes my midfield.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Mortally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortally. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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