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Recent Examples of seriously How seriously does Hungryroot treat its gluten-free claims? Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025 Lucas Bravo is taking the season seriously, heading to social media April 30 to treat fans to an Instagram-official announcement of his relationship with fellow actor Shailene Woodley. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 May 2025 Princess Charlotte also continued to take her big sister duties seriously over the past year, including correcting Prince Louis during Trooping the Colour in June. Stephanie Petit, People.com, 2 May 2025 Gaga was a cochair this year and certainly took the assignment seriously, revealing four different looks in one red carpet strut. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for seriously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
  • No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • If left unfilled, holes are extremely dangerous to both sea turtles and humans.
    Lexie Beach, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • Rhythm is very important in my stories and the slightest second too long can disrupt this rhythm.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 14 May 2025
  • The latest trailer was released on May 14, and it's packed with heroic vibes, jaw-dropping visuals, and what looks like a very annoyed protagonist.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 14 May 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Learning the basics of how to analyze and visualize data could be incredibly valuable.
    Nono Bokete, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • So there’s an element of being able to let go and release and not spend too much time thinking about those things.
    Sharareh Drury, People.com, 12 May 2025
Adverb
  • Audience reviews were polarized, but some people really loved it.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • Ask yourself: Is this really for them or mostly for me?
    Brian N. Chin, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Adverb
  • India evacuates thousands of people from villages near the highly militarized frontier in the Kashmir region.
    Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Text output was impressive for a thermal printer, delivering highly readable text even at 5 points for all the fonts in our tests that would likely be used in a business document.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 May 2025
Adverb
  • And some guys want to chat about not-so-important stuff.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • So what made Toronto’s penalty kill so effective Friday night?
    Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025

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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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