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to a great degree
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Recent Examples of vitally
The process of sitting became vitally important to Bella, as did proving herself an engaging enough companion.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Musk has made clear control of Tesla is vitally important to him.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This endangers various marine species, and monitoring those changes is vitally important.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Musk has made clear control of Tesla is vitally important to him.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This endangers various marine species, and monitoring those changes is vitally important.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitally
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This shift would prove extremely successful in bolstering Turning Point’s reputation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Smart cities are an enticing target for adversaries, ranging from cybercriminals to nation-state actors, since the consequences of a successful hack may be widespread and extremely disruptive to daily life.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The player known as Dan the Man during his playing days remains very active in a lot of different arenas.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Despite their incredibly unique look, quaggas were once very common across various grasslands in South Africa.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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From Chincoteague's swimming ponies to Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings on South Padre Island, Texas, witnessing wildlife in its natural state is an incredibly special experience.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even raid racers are not terribly excited about that, and apparently even like the previous World’s First team is even going to bother with it.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Set in his native Scotland and lovingly photographed, the film tantalizes even without a terribly original story.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 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
Adverb
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His designs were built under license by Bristol for use in British passenger trains, too.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Needing 30-plus yards for a first down in two plays proved too much, and the Texans turned the ball over on downs.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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That means no more security updates, patches, or tech support, so now’s the time to upgrade.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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Through it, the Levetts have become so recognizable that fellow Universal fans will stop them in the parks to ask for selfies.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The game also has an electronic version over at Demiplane Nexus which is really useful for keeping all the different character write-ups in one place.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Vitally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitally. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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