1
as in extremely
to a great degree
the team has vastly improved in the course of the season
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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree
vastly underestimated the cost of advertising the new product
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Recent Examples of vastly
The House on Wednesday passed a bill restricting district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in a move that would vastly diminish the ability of courts to block President Trump’s policies.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
And the research confirms previous work showing that mammoths from around a million years ago are vastly different than the most recent version of the creatures.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Context: Such talks would come at a perilous moment for Iran, which, along with its proxy forces, has been vastly weakened.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
However, this task can be challenging for others with vastly different tastes.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
And the research confirms previous work showing that mammoths from around a million years ago are vastly different than the most recent version of the creatures.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Context: Such talks would come at a perilous moment for Iran, which, along with its proxy forces, has been vastly weakened.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
However, this task can be challenging for others with vastly different tastes.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastly
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Sudden hearing loss can be caused by proximity to an extremely loud sound like an explosion.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, experts maintain that voter fraud remains extremely rare, with studies showing minimal evidence of noncitizen voting.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy came out incredibly hot, turning a two-shot deficit to Justin Rose into a three-shot lead in just over an hour.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Also, the student population as a whole has greatly matured.—
Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The depth and availability of these metrics vary greatly between countries, meaning each country has its own unique methodology.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Peters returns for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s fresh, surprising and very special Broadway production, following its run in Los Angeles.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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If both came together in one fell swoop, Djokovic would probably retire a very happy man.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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To Graydon Carter, a founder and coeditor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, all of this seems terribly unfair.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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Something would have to go terribly wrong for the Yankees to give up on the 2025 season.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Things get much more interesting out West in the battle between 2-seed Houston and 7-seed Golden State, though.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kids can erupt volcanoes, hatch dinosaur eggs, make their own slime and much more.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Adam Wharton falls into this category too and for that reason completes my midfield.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Vastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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