: to a very great or vast degree or extent : exceedingly
two people with vastly different tastes
a vastly more powerful bomb
But bluff and bravado … won against potential enemies who vastly outnumbered him.—
David Gilmour
David GilmourIt was the most eclectic—yet also vastly entertaining—evening of dance I have seen in a long time.—Rita Felciano
Rita FelcianoExamples of vastly in a Sentence
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Nuclear weapons raise the stakes of war vastly higher.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump’s campaign of import tariffs, vastly widened on Wednesday, has shaken consumer confidence and sent the stock market tumbling.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
This specialization allows for vastly different products to emerge, and the often tedious process nature of content creation also opens the door to innovation.
—Deqian Jia, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vastly
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastly. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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