passingly

adverb

Definition of passinglynext
as in most

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passingly
  1. most
  2. extremely
  3. exceedingly
  4. such
  5. seriously
  6. terribly
  7. very
  8. far
Adverb
  • The dependable brilliance of Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior is regarded as Real Madrid’s most decisive player this season — both inside and outside the club.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Despite being one of the world’s most famous pop singers, Spears has only collected a very small number of hits on both of the worldwide tallies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of most
Adverb
  • However, winning the MVP award is extremely important to him.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While promoting The Crow, the star stepped out in distinctive looks that were extremely forward-thinking.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • This kind of frenzy, in some way, is only to be expected at the dawn of the age of A.I., when the richest man in the world, intent on colonizing Mars, is an important adviser to the incoming president, and the distrust of government, media and corporate interests is exceedingly high.
    Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Consumer complaints about credit card rewards are exceedingly rare, the American Bankers Association also noted.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of exceedingly
Adverb
  • These irresponsible journalists should try such worthwhile exercises rather than squander their talents on Trump hatred and national division.
    Deroy Murdock, National Review, 20 Mar. 2020
  • To support such resource-intensive work, in 2003 Banerjee, Duflo, and a colleague founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of nearly 200 researchers performing such randomized controlled experiments in economics.
    Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2019
Definition of such
Adverb
  • The Piano Lesson cannot be taken seriously after the insight and beauty of Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
  • With a flailing Jo Koy at the helm, the Golden Globes’ party seriously fizzled: Not even the dissolution of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of seriously
Adverb
  • Mixed results plague almost every department, with particularly weak cinematography matching a production that seems at once wonderfully fearless and terribly confused.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Koo, who is still with the team, is on the third year of a five-year $24.25 million contract, but kicker contracts aren’t terribly binding.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Improvement, or lack of it, at the biggest events will decide whether Boulter continues being a very solid top-30 player or something more.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This year, two major discoveries connected to the Tudors came about in two very different ways.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of very
Adverb
  • The landmark moments keep arriving, to further fuel the sense of optimism.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • An atmospheric river, which has brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the Pacific Northwest this week, will further drench the region.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of far
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passingly

passing muster

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