as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
The 38-year-old Darvish took the question as seriously as anyone, walking to the center of the Padres’ Petco Park clubhouse and looking around the entire room before walking back to his locker with an answer.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
All this to say that judging offensive line play is seriously subjective at best and borderline irresponsible without knowing the actual play call on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Five soldiers were injured, one seriously, spokesperson Effie Defrin said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The woman also was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
All this to say that judging offensive line play is seriously subjective at best and borderline irresponsible without knowing the actual play call on the field.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Five soldiers were injured, one seriously, spokesperson Effie Defrin said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The woman also was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Stef Stef is extremely mature and grounded in her investigation of the Goon Docks.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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After its last attempt to take down the Autobots goes terribly awry, he’s booted out of the Decepticons forever.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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As events would soon make clear, that assumption was terribly misguided.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2025
Adverb
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Wilkerson said dental procedures are generally very safe.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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King Charles is very sick, and there are reports that succession plans are already underway.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2025
Adverb
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After four successful seasons of Godfather of Harlem — a true cultural phenomenon — moving into producing and creating new shows with him felt incredibly natural and organic.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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One dog’s late-night cravings led him on a five-mile (incredibly relatable) journey.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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But there are many times when Ait-Nouri resorts to his tricks too readily, with his over-elaboration putting his team in trouble.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Similarly, if one person yells loudly during a funeral, other people will, too.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Alas, during one night siege (silly enough to not scare the little ones, even as the entire village repeatedly goes up in flames), Hiccup aims his weapon at the shape of a Night Fury (no one, we’re told repeatedly, as ever really seen one), shoots, and … what!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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So who’s really feeding Gaza and who’s really feeding their own ego?—
Yesica Fisch,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Nonetheless, Verizon is highly focused on customer retention and improving churn to rebound to its BAU (business as usual) levels in the second half of this year, partly supported by its new upgrade program.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Although Android 16 has now launched, at least for some device users, and brought with it long-overdue and highly welcome new security protections, users of Google Messages will need to wait a little longer for one critical update.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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In organizations of almost any size, particularly larger organizations, collaboration is so critical to making progress.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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