as in extremely
to a great degree
an applicant who is eminently qualified for the job
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Recent Examples of eminently
Of course, this could be a disaster: The eminently combustable Butler and Green in the same locker room?
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Defensive tackles Neil Farrell and Matt Dickerson and free agent linebacker Tyus Bowser: All are eminently replaceable, though Farrell was signed to a futures contract; the other two are free agents.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
All season long, the defending champs have felt eminently mortal but confoundingly unkillable.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Some of the impressions ― Dan Aykroyd’s Jimmy Carter; Dana Carvey’s George W.H. Bush ― were eminently likable.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Defensive tackles Neil Farrell and Matt Dickerson and free agent linebacker Tyus Bowser: All are eminently replaceable, though Farrell was signed to a futures contract; the other two are free agents.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
All season long, the defending champs have felt eminently mortal but confoundingly unkillable.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Some of the impressions ― Dan Aykroyd’s Jimmy Carter; Dana Carvey’s George W.H. Bush ― were eminently likable.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminently
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This shows us how much of a reach influencers can have and, in my experience, influencer collaborations can be extremely fruitful in hospitality PR.—
Emily Reynolds Bergh,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The measles virus is airborne and extremely contagious.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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They have long since been known to be very controlling with video footage from tournament play.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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What really happened to the very large array of Legos on the living-room floor?—
Alyssa Brandt,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 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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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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Shout out once again to Indianapolis’ incredibly walkable downtown.—
Jason Kirk,
The Athletic,
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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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
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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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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
Adverb
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Don’t keep plants too close together as good air circulation helps prevent diseases.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Nena Farrell,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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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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Curry scored 20 points in the Warriors’ 132-108 win over the Sacramento Kings, in doing so becoming the 21st player in NBA history – and first Golden State player – to score 20 or more points in 700 games.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Eminently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminently. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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