as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
Three more Israelis were freed on Saturday, and the families of those remaining alive in captivity, or whose bodies are still being held by Hamas, are desperately trying to prevent Netanyahu from abandoning the cease-fire, still in an initial phase that is due to conclude in early March.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The Avs have 25 games left in the regular season, and their captain is still desperately trying to return from knee cartilage replacement surgery.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
At a time when the state desperately needs enormous federal assistance to help with billions of dollars of destruction from the fires, somehow the Democrats seem to think angering Trump with ever more lawsuits is more important.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Why this is a good contract extension for the Canucks
The Canucks desperately needed another high-end top-four defenseman to slot in behind Hughes and Filip Hronek.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The Avs have 25 games left in the regular season, and their captain is still desperately trying to return from knee cartilage replacement surgery.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
At a time when the state desperately needs enormous federal assistance to help with billions of dollars of destruction from the fires, somehow the Democrats seem to think angering Trump with ever more lawsuits is more important.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Why this is a good contract extension for the Canucks
The Canucks desperately needed another high-end top-four defenseman to slot in behind Hughes and Filip Hronek.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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Freezing rain and sleet fell in Oklahoma and Arkansas, leaving roads extremely dangerous.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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More:Measles continues to spread as Texas outbreak rises to 48 cases: Here's what to know Given that measles is extremely contagious and can cause severe complications including pneumonia and brain swelling, the drop in vaccination rates is concerning.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In an interview, Mr. Martin said his view was being badly misinterpreted.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Knowing how badly Laine had been struggling with the Montreal Canadiens, coming into the tournament on an eight-game pointless streak, Pennanen had a one-on-one conversation with the mercurial scoring star.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But the case for curiosity remains incredibly strong.—
Andrew Geesbreght,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The actress worked with celebrity stylist Molly Dickson, who, much like Sydney Sweeney herself, is incredibly hard-working and therefore, always booked.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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Next month, the Academy will dutifully hand out Oscars to an array of very deserving, very human winners.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The very formative years of my life, when my parents were working, I was being watched by my grandma.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In some locales like Bali, the trendy cafes and other businesses popular among foreigners are too expensive for locals who earn a daily minimum wage of about $10.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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From the looks of their business book, there is still too much non-serious investing, lots of buying of any kind of any crypto and all sorts of options.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Older folks tend to be the most at risk, with about 700 people 65 and older dying so far this year from the common virus.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2025
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But … so was Alexandar Georgiev after Game 1 in Winnipeg.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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Those are really very interesting itineraries that are still very popular.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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There’s also a really fun supporting ensemble, including Zack Fox and Sunny Suljic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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