1
as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed
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as in terribly
to a great degree
completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat
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Recent Examples of sorely
George Bailey is sorely missed.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
But many taxpayers, and those hopeful politicians, may be sorely disappointed.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
He has been sorely missed, as rookie RJ Harvey has a total of 91 yards rushing on 35 carries in the past three games.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The hands-on activations offered a bit of nostalgic relief that was sorely needed.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
But many taxpayers, and those hopeful politicians, may be sorely disappointed.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
He has been sorely missed, as rookie RJ Harvey has a total of 91 yards rushing on 35 carries in the past three games.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The hands-on activations offered a bit of nostalgic relief that was sorely needed.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
Adverb
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So, Elliott Gould’s character, Legal, sadly dies this season.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Although the movie indicated that, sadly, little in Congress has changed — the same bickering and same patronage — our world has changed.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the capital, Kyiv, temperatures well below zero and bitterly cold winds are expected for the next four days at least.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The business relationship appears to have ended bitterly, based on the emails.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even in hockey – a sport that is extremely popular around the world – there are terms used by commentators or pundits that you might not be accustomed to hearing if not a regular to the sport.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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More severely, two-thirds of Americans believe the federal government is intentionally withholding information, according to a recent poll.—
Kaitlyn Buss,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Three years before the balcony collapse that severely injured 10 people, the condo's property manager hired engineers and contractors.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Seahawks came painfully close to becoming back-to-back champions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But the ethical questions that the case had raised—about the meaning of family and the commodification of children, the tension between reproductive autonomy and contractual compulsion—were left painfully unresolved.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hey, to the desperately thirsty, even a sip from a mud puddle tastes good.—
Greg Cote
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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