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as in extremely
to a great degree
though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
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as in greatly
to a large extent or degree
that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation
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Recent Examples of highly
India evacuates thousands of people from villages near the highly militarized frontier in the Kashmir region.
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Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Owned by two brothers who took it over from their father, who inherited it from his father, the highly perusable store is part pen emporium, part tinkerer’s workshop—all incredibly charming.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The fight will be the biggest of his career, and will come against a highly motivated opponent.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Owned by two brothers who took it over from their father, who inherited it from his father, the highly perusable store is part pen emporium, part tinkerer’s workshop—all incredibly charming.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The fight will be the biggest of his career, and will come against a highly motivated opponent.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highly
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Buy something fun and extremely nerdy Lots of places discount their Star Wars merch and/or release exclusives on May 4, and StarWars.com has a roundup of all the coolest stuff, from Chewbacca flannel shirts and Hoth mini backpacks to a Grogu ring and R2-D2 Clip Charm.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The infection is extremely painful, and every single one of the larvae must be physically removed—and again, there are often hundreds.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Clearly, this solution greatly reduces the carbon footprint of a desalination project, since desalination’s energy requirements are provided by renewable wave power.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Rather than picking on a fledgling program that is likely doomed by local politics anyway, the Trump administration should keep its eye on the prize: implementing policies that serve all students by greatly expanding school choice.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Chobani broke ground on a very, very big natural foods plant in Rome, New York, after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a press conference about the company's long-term investment late last month.—
Amy Neff Roth,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The one catch is that the best deals don't last very long, usually selling out within the day.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible. Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for Paper Tiger.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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After playing just one division foe over the first six weeks of the season — a three-game sweep of the utterly helpless Colorado Rockies last month — the Dodgers are finally getting into the meat of their division schedule.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Learning the basics of how to analyze and visualize data could be incredibly valuable.—
Nono Bokete,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Jen and Mike initially began sharing Abby's journey on TikTok as a way to keep family and friends updated, but the raw and emotional clips have since gained a much larger audience.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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That seems much more acceptable and my prediction is – given the enormous cost savings that can be achieved – the trucking industry will be the first to be disrupted by autonomous vehicles.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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But the inflation-dampening effects of tariffs could persist and even widen in the April CPI report, set to be released Tuesday, and the May numbers too, Sweet said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Perhaps that’s too strong, but the 24-year-old girlfriend of the 73-year-old North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has now logged consecutive close-but-no-cigar finishes on the runaway.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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“Highly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highly. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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