as in highly
to a large extent or degree
I am massively irritated by this new development
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massively
Adverb
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According to a source, the Dolphins think highly of Starks; general manager Chris Grier watched him at Georgia’s Pro Day.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025 -
That’s how many children in the US received the first dose of the highly effective measles-mumps-rubella vaccine by 15 months of age in 2024 — down from more than 77% in 2020.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Virtually every car purchase is done through a negotiation between car dealer and buyer, which are greatly influenced by the availability of the car that the buyer wants to buy.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Considering how quickly things in Earth orbit tend to zip around, a fragment of a spacecraft crashing into a satellite could greatly hinder that satellite; two satellites colliding could be catastrophic for both.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The preview doesn’t offer up much in terms of storyline — has the digital world of Tron invaded reality, with light cycles splitting actual police cars in half, or have graphics in the simulation improved mightily over the past decades?—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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The club was long funded by equity under the current owners, much like Newcastle United since October 2021.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There can be lots of falsehoods that the AI assumes to be utterly true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though Blue had dismissed Dave utterly, his words had apparently resonated.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Beaufort area experienced several flash flood warnings a day earlier amid severe weather conditions, but the water levels had subsided significantly by the time of the crash, according to KSDK.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many administration nominees can be reported out of Senate committees via unanimous consent, but each senator has the ability to object and significantly slow down the process of getting to a final vote.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Massively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massively. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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