as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
And her daughter, my mother, who was also a terribly strong woman, who had sickness.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
What about flat-screen TVs of the 4K variety, and that not terribly long ago retailed for $25,000.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
But as dawn broke, the control room received word that something was terribly wrong.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s not terribly surprising, given all the C-suite criticism of the state’s often pro-consumer leanings.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
What about flat-screen TVs of the 4K variety, and that not terribly long ago retailed for $25,000.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
But as dawn broke, the control room received word that something was terribly wrong.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s not terribly surprising, given all the C-suite criticism of the state’s often pro-consumer leanings.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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These functions are easy to compute in one direction and extremely difficult to reverse.John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
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Well, not all of AI, but in the very near future, there will be legislation aimed at protecting consumers from the nefarious use of AI.Shep Hyken, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the bike rental shop, a very large, very sweet German Shepherd greeted me from her dog bed by the counter.Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
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The band worked incredibly hard during their first era, releasing a lot of music for a group of brothers during their decades together.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The documentary highlights his global fame, something which has baffled Mackie, who comes across as incredibly grounded, despite his influence.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Human individual rights and protecting them are awesome, too.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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Matthieu’s garments while at the house were imaginative and surreal without being too on the nose.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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My first, and yes, highly important, finding was that the bag is indeed beautiful (its appearance alone makes the Amtrak Northeast Regional feel a bit more Orient Express).Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Roberta Hanley The Invisible House has been visited by celebrities such as Demi Lovato and Alicia Keys, booked as a production space by media brands like Condé Nast, seen in a number of shows including the Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, and is highly rated as an Airbnb listing.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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This can go badly wrong when such tools are used to classify people and make consequential decisions about them.Arvind Narayanan, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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But now there are reports of folks getting significantly injured as a result, sometimes badly enough to get hospitalized.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did so in 2008 when opposition parties sought to form a coalition government.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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This thought experiment can't be replicated in the real world, since plastic pollution is so ubiquitous.Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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