as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
And in the week leading up to a July 2018 game against first-place Brann, Haaland performed terribly in practice.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 31 July 2025
While England have been fortunate at times in Switzerland to scrape through to the next stage (including last-gasp goals to secure extra time in both knockout matches), this isn’t a terribly new phenomenon for England.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
But in practice, most boards aren’t terribly interested in the minutiae of fiscal responsibility and operational efficiencies.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 31 July 2025
While England have been fortunate at times in Switzerland to scrape through to the next stage (including last-gasp goals to secure extra time in both knockout matches), this isn’t a terribly new phenomenon for England.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 July 2025
There is something so terribly alluring about a procedural with an unlikely protagonist in the vein of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple (which Lansbury, coincidentally, also played on screen).
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
But in practice, most boards aren’t terribly interested in the minutiae of fiscal responsibility and operational efficiencies.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
Adverb
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It’s coated in a thin layer of real gold – not just to look fancy, but because gold reflects infrared light extremely well.—
Adi Foord,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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The destination has an extremely low crime rate, no hurricanes in recent history and a strong health care system.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Adverb
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Pregame pyrotechnics at Nissan Stadium ignited a brief – but very noticeable – fire next to the sideline near one of the end zones.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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And notably Melvin Capital, which had a very large short position against GameStop, lost billions of dollars and closed because of this trade.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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In March 2016, Justin told Vox that raising a feminist daughter – and feminist sons – was incredibly important to him.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The gap between the 13th and 14th being that large is difficult to comprehend, a matter of Stephenson being incredibly porous without the puck.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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Although rental costs have soared particularly in denser coastal cities, prices have jumped in Indianapolis too.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Construction continues on nearly $200 million in roadway improvements at Nashville International Airport, and that means traffic interruptions persist too.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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The first half of Friday’s game looked like two teams who hadn’t played a highly competitive match in six weeks.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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The outbreak highlights the persistent challenges posed by emerging infectious diseases in a highly connected world and the importance of prevention for U.S. travelers to affected destinations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Shares of the retailer, which isn’t doing as badly as a 49% short position would suggest, flew 37.6% yesterday.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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If Cleveland can poach Crawford and Abel from the Phillies, trading Clase might not hurt the future for the Guardians too badly.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Furniture often long outlives your teen’s tastes and interests, so Slingerland recommends investing in foundational pieces that can grow along with them.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
29 July 2025
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What happened? New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch recounted during the Monday evening press conference what authorities’ investigation, which remains ongoing, has revealed so far.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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