as in greatly
to a large extent or degree
I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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Recent Examples of tremendously
Trump officials have said around 100 countries have offered to negotiate deals, setting a tremendously difficult task before US trade negotiators to race against the clock to make new commitments.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
But across the history of conservation science, human behavior change has been tremendously under-researched and under-resourced, notes Diogo Veríssimo, of the University of Oxford, England, who heads the International Union for Conservation of Nature Behavior Change Task Force.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
On the other end, Oklahoma City’s offense was tremendously efficient.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Baseball takes a lot of strength, so those extra lifts helped me tremendously.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
But across the history of conservation science, human behavior change has been tremendously under-researched and under-resourced, notes Diogo Veríssimo, of the University of Oxford, England, who heads the International Union for Conservation of Nature Behavior Change Task Force.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
On the other end, Oklahoma City’s offense was tremendously efficient.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Baseball takes a lot of strength, so those extra lifts helped me tremendously.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendously
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While convenience stores do sell some healthy items, like apples and bananas, the cost of those foods is greatly marked up compared to a grocery store, Boys said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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But some insiders say that rosy summary of removing humans from the risk assessment process greatly downplays the problems the changes could cause.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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Orcas are highly social ocean predators that live and travel in groups, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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One of the best parts is that the work is highly personalized, which is something pages of online info lack.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Atoms and molecules obey quantum mechanics, which is much more complex.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 June 2025
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Republicans initially had pushed for a much more expansive — and expensive — energy package that would have spent roughly $1 billion a year to eliminate the public benefits charge entirely from customer’s bills.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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Under Pollard’s leadership, ServiceMaster, then based in Downers Grove, grew significantly, becoming a national powerhouse in outsourced services.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Brandon Bell/Getty Images What To Know A chronic lack of inventory, partially due to the fact that homebuilders in the U.S. significantly underbuilt in the years following the 2008 crash, contributed to bringing U.S. home prices through the roof in recent years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Carey: There is just something about watching a midfield technician utterly control the tempo of a game.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The 24-time grand slam winner was utterly dominant throughout, facing just one break point all game.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremendously. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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