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Recent Examples of radically
But four new people would be a radically different experiment.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The Melsonby discovery radically changes this picture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
On March 4, mere days after the military assault began, Russia introduced a series of censorship laws that radically narrowed what could be said in public.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The pace of change in sport is accelerating rapidly and radically.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The Melsonby discovery radically changes this picture.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
On March 4, mere days after the military assault began, Russia introduced a series of censorship laws that radically narrowed what could be said in public.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The pace of change in sport is accelerating rapidly and radically.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for radically
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radically
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The strong middle of the season helps The Testaments overcome its repetitive and mechanical beginnings, building to a shocking (if not wholly earned) penultimate episode — that’s then undone by a return to the Handmaid’s Tale Redux predictability of the finale.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal was no longer involved, Jason Bateman was added, and the creative direction shifted to a wholly original idea.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The cosmos has three possible geometries—positively curved like a sphere, flat like an infinite plane or negatively curved like a saddle—but geometry alone doesn’t determine shape.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own.—
BILL BARROW,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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It's made entirely from botanicals and ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and coconut milk powder wrapped in 100% cotton.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The very notion of national unity in a time of war seems utterly beyond this president, who follows his capricious instincts and continues, as ever, to spray venom at domestic opponents (and, for that matter, allies) when they are needed to wage and win the war.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Most people would agree that cheating and planning a school shooting are hardly equal offenses, and Borgli doesn't totally stick the landing by sweeping Emma's past impulses under the rug.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ullrich isn’t totally convinced that AI, as a tool, is directly to blame.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Those undeserving objects of their contempt absolutely ought to be afforded such minimal dividing space.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But if your current option is overpriced cable or slower DSL, 5G home internet is absolutely worth considering.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Tyler entered the season with expectations as a defensive-minded facilitator but never fully found her rhythm.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Listen fully, because useful details hide in ordinary words.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Radically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radically. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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