as in extremely
to a great degree
all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Recent Examples of desperately
The Eagles beat the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LII following the 2017 season, lost a heartbreaking Super Bowl LVII to the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago and desperately want to raise the Lombardi Trophy again.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Titans desperately need a quarterback themselves.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Congress almost always ultimately approves aid for areas desperately in need, and lawmakers whose states have experienced the need were more circumspect.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
What did surprise me, though, was how urgent and relevant the film’s plot—which focuses on Palmer’s Dreux and SZA’s Alyssa desperately trying to earn enough money to pay their rent before they’re evicted—feels at a cultural moment increasingly defined by the vast wealth gap.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Titans desperately need a quarterback themselves.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Congress almost always ultimately approves aid for areas desperately in need, and lawmakers whose states have experienced the need were more circumspect.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
What did surprise me, though, was how urgent and relevant the film’s plot—which focuses on Palmer’s Dreux and SZA’s Alyssa desperately trying to earn enough money to pay their rent before they’re evicted—feels at a cultural moment increasingly defined by the vast wealth gap.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desperately
Adverb
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The police chief also told the outlets that the house was extremely dirty, telling WTAE that dog and rodent feces were building up on the floor and that the family members might be suffering from a hoarding disorder.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Under normal storm conditions, the risk to trees is extremely low.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Cardinal Lawrence — Conclave When this selection process kicked off, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence was well-liked and respected but not making waves or campaigning terribly hard to assume the top brass.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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No doubt Long and her fellow editorialists might respond that owing to the desperate poverty that was the norm in China not terribly long ago, the Chinese tend to save the fruits of their exports.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Investors sold off, analysts questioned the selloff and pilots expressed frustration that the carrier’s profit-sharing level badly trails peers.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Choose Salt-Tolerant Plants Plants like viburnum, boxwood, red twig dogwood, and serviceberry react badly to salty soil.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Hearing it from you can be incredibly affirming. Be present.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that if the dark matter particle had a mass greater than a few thousand GeV, its contribution to the Higgs mass would be incredibly important, driving it away from its observed value.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The result is a very appealing rye that retains the Jack Daniel’s character, but has become something truly unique and delicious.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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Since going viral, Popp said, the bakery’s been unable to keep anything on the shelves for very long.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Blues should have realized this too but did not match their intensity.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The segment about her resignation is both compelling and too partial.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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TikTok may or may not be shutting down in the U.S. on Sunday (Jan. 19), so Joe Jonas is using his precious time on the app to introduce fans to his drag alter ego.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
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Everything went off so well that the police superintendent was convinced the theft involved someone on the inside.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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Local officials need to exploit that vulnerability to protect Carroll’s citizens from lawmakers who want to raise their taxes, run their schools and really don’t care what the people of Carroll County think about anything.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Desperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desperately. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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