very much
idiom
1
—used for emphasis
The company is still very much an important part of the community.
She is very much in control of the situation.
2
: to a very great degree or extent
Thank you very much.
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated.
—often used in negative statementsI didn't like the food very much.
"Did you like the movie?" "Not very much."
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Mabel Dwight’s lithographs depicting working-class urban scenes from the nineteen-twenties, populated by borderline grotesques, were new to Crumb but very much up his alley.
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However, pastel purple is very much a show stopper in nail design.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Alas, Lee very much played a part in the three-game set, hitting a three-run homer in Friday’s opener before adding two more longballs off an otherwise stellar Rodón in a 5-4 rubber match win for the Giants on Sunday afternoon.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Mabel Dwight’s lithographs depicting working-class urban scenes from the nineteen-twenties, populated by borderline grotesques, were new to Crumb but very much up his alley.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
However, pastel purple is very much a show stopper in nail design.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Alas, Lee very much played a part in the three-game set, hitting a three-run homer in Friday’s opener before adding two more longballs off an otherwise stellar Rodón in a 5-4 rubber match win for the Giants on Sunday afternoon.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Very much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20much. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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