1
as in extremely
to a great degree
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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Recent Examples of vastly
Even in the wealthiest countries, those willing to pay extra for coffee whose production ostensibly does not come at the expense of forests or vulnerable workers are vastly outnumbered by those who just want a better price.
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Recent Quantum Computing Advancements: Scientific discoveries in quantum research during the last few years have been particularly revolutionary, leading to vastly faster and more accurate computers.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, stocks in Europe and China are vastly outperforming the U.S. equity market.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Other policies vastly expand federal power, such as his expansion of an imperial presidency unbound by congressional or judicial restraint.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025
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Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Recent Quantum Computing Advancements: Scientific discoveries in quantum research during the last few years have been particularly revolutionary, leading to vastly faster and more accurate computers.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, stocks in Europe and China are vastly outperforming the U.S. equity market.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Other policies vastly expand federal power, such as his expansion of an imperial presidency unbound by congressional or judicial restraint.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastly
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Due to the increasing pollution in the world’s oceans, natural pearls are becoming extremely elusive—even still, according to Sotheby’s, the majority of natural saltwater pearls were harvested 100 years ago.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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Bacteria pneumonia can spread to the bloodstream and cause sepsis, which is extremely dangerous and can be quickly fatal.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
19 Feb. 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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In the years to come, the kind of order these leaders fashion will greatly depend on Trump’s second term.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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And, while Black Wall Street can attest to this, Miller discovered Black towns like Wilmington, North Carolina–that prospered greatly and were meccas.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 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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This very small agency, established in 1985 in response to a number of terrorist attacks and threats around the world including the deadly 1983 bombings of the U.S. embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut, operates in every corner of the globe.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
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
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Rumors suggest Google is expected to announce its Pixel 9A smartphone much earlier than usual in March.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such opera can be done pretty much anywhere, indoors or outdoors, and pretty much anything goes.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 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
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These other popular word games are quite the challenge, too.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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