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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
we are in fact utterly out of ideas
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
was utterly overwhelmed by the demands on her time
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Recent Examples of utterly
Ten postgame observations • The Penguins utterly dominated the Rangers most of the afternoon.
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But the negro resents and utterly repudiates the effort to blacken his good name by asserting that assaults upon women are peculiar to his race.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Rudolph’s approach to the novel is audacious and his direction both utterly distinctive and appropriate to the freewheeling material of the book.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Each plays madness utterly convincingly, with as many notes on the emotional scale as their A-list brethren.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But the negro resents and utterly repudiates the effort to blacken his good name by asserting that assaults upon women are peculiar to his race.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Rudolph’s approach to the novel is audacious and his direction both utterly distinctive and appropriate to the freewheeling material of the book.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Each plays madness utterly convincingly, with as many notes on the emotional scale as their A-list brethren.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterly
Adverb
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Original examples of the variant are extremely rare and highly collectible, but that’s where Mythron Cars offers a solution.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000 due to the highly effective vaccination program, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Measles is highly contagious in a totally unprotected group.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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And admit it: This jump scare totally scared the bejeezus out of you, right?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the years to come, the kind of order these leaders fashion will greatly depend on Trump’s second term.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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And, while Black Wall Street can attest to this, Miller discovered Black towns like Wilmington, North Carolina–that prospered greatly and were meccas.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While millions of adults celebrate St. Patrick's Day with feasts, parades, songs, and dance—no one celebrates the holiday quite like children.—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Raised by a single mother and mentored by his entrepreneurial uncle, his passion for business was ignited quite early in his life.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The plan also comes as a delicate truce between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread after Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the program for those between 42 and 64 saw much greater cost overruns.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such opera can be done pretty much anywhere, indoors or outdoors, and pretty much anything goes.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The chain was wholly owned by Walmart for more than a decade until 2021, when the U.S. retailer sold a 65% stake to KKR and another 20% to Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group, which is controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This problem is created wholly by public institutions seeking to make a profit.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The property has, at times, doubled as White’s studio— the flexible layout perfectly suited for the all-hours laboring that fuels her art.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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No, his preference for Russian President Vladimir Putin over actual U.S. allies and NATO was made perfectly clear during his first term.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Utterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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