as in greatly
to a large extent or degree
I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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Recent Examples of tremendously
The winds are tremendously hot, with temperatures during the eruptions around 2,100 degrees, scientists say.
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Mark Price, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
At Georgia, when he was hit last year, the accuracy and decision making dropped tremendously.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Last season, the team suffered several injuries, including to Parsons, which hampered the effort to get to the postseason tremendously.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Yankees added three arms to their bullpen, largely because offseason addition Devin Williams has struggled tremendously this year.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Mark Price, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
At Georgia, when he was hit last year, the accuracy and decision making dropped tremendously.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Last season, the team suffered several injuries, including to Parsons, which hampered the effort to get to the postseason tremendously.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Yankees added three arms to their bullpen, largely because offseason addition Devin Williams has struggled tremendously this year.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendously
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Each piece of evidence, Lane and other experts said, greatly improves law enforcement’s chances of identifying the suspect.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Events like this greatly contribute to the further promotion of women’s football.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Trump has been highly critical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates quickly and has attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, this race usually offers a bigger and highly competitive field.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Jefferson’s average yards per route run was considerably less against press coverage than off coverage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The company is where the customer pain is sharpest, but Lerner sees a much larger opportunity.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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While the overall unemployment rate in 2024 was 11%, the youth unemployment rate stood significantly higher at 21%.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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More significantly, Abu Dhabi funded the development of Russia’s unique Pantsir-S1 medium-range air defense system, receiving units up to three years before the Russian Army even did.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sounds of the deep, burbly bass-baritone exhaust dancing atop the engine’s upper intake sounds in the treble clef—utterly magnificent.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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So far, against one former Pac-12 foe (Utah) and two Mountain West Conference schools, UCLA has been utterly outclassed.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremendously. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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