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Recent Examples of profoundly
To Bohr and his colleagues, the scale of atoms and that of people seemed so profoundly disparate that the question didn’t seem to matter much.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
That experience reinforced for me how profoundly judicial decisions, especially in District Court, can impact individuals, families, and communities.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
He will be profoundly missed, and his dedicated service will not be forgotten.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even in its quieter moments, this engine profoundly shapes its surroundings.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
So now Newsom has a choice — back new legislation by Wiener that does not exempt state forces, or take a pass on the profoundly important and real possibility of curbing secret police in America.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the issue of relegation is also a profoundly bigger question than when exactly Frank gets sacked.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But scientists believe certain neutrinos are profoundly energetic — even more energetic than the particles being accelerated at the Large Hadron Collider in Western Europe.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
For people accustomed to the idea that nature was eternal and unchanging, Holmes observes, the idea of extinction was profoundly troubling.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
That experience reinforced for me how profoundly judicial decisions, especially in District Court, can impact individuals, families, and communities.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
He will be profoundly missed, and his dedicated service will not be forgotten.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even in its quieter moments, this engine profoundly shapes its surroundings.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
So now Newsom has a choice — back new legislation by Wiener that does not exempt state forces, or take a pass on the profoundly important and real possibility of curbing secret police in America.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the issue of relegation is also a profoundly bigger question than when exactly Frank gets sacked.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But scientists believe certain neutrinos are profoundly energetic — even more energetic than the particles being accelerated at the Large Hadron Collider in Western Europe.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
For people accustomed to the idea that nature was eternal and unchanging, Holmes observes, the idea of extinction was profoundly troubling.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profoundly
Adverb
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In this case, that ball happens to be the complex that serves as the symbolic seat of the nation’s vibrant, messy, questioning, deeply political and hugely alive arts and culture scene.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Stavatti’s appearance as a potential third option, therefore, stands out in a field where credibility and production history matter deeply.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Spurs have not won a top-flight game since December and started positively against United.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Some 127 years after its opening, the grande dame of St Moritz continues to draw glamorous guests to its cavernous halls, forever teetering gracefully between Alpine rustic and positively regal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Companies that do this well won’t look radically different from the outside.—
David Heacock,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In this way, as high-functioning digital tools are radically recontextualizing the world of investing, financial dashboards are evolving to meet new needs and answer new problems.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The island of Bequia (pronounced Bek-way) – the largest of the Grenadines, but only seven square miles – feels wholly Caribbean.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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The clerk’s office, long buried in paper, historically relied on a wholly manual process where officers that wrote drivers up on patrol would take a batch of handwritten tickets back to the station and mail it to the clerk’s office.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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People are interested in the stuff because the underlying scientific and philosophical questions are utterly fascinating.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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An utterly necessary and devastating cry of the soul against nationalism?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The educational freedom account program has been absolutely critical in making that choice accessible and sustainable for our family.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Well, first, the video is absolutely terrible.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 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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“Profoundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profoundly. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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