as in extremely
to a great or unusual degree
She was an exceptionally talented dancer.
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Recent Examples of exceptionally
But learning the stories behind this music and hearing the songs performed exceptionally well by the 16-member Lamb’s ensemble and band was really satisfying.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Additionally, Singh said the 578 Baggy for men performed exceptionally well in Levi’s DTC channels.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Its carrying options are exceptionally versatile: choose from comfortable top handles with a leather wrap, an innovative magnetic shoulder strap system that cleverly converts into backpack straps, or slide it over luggage handles using Tumi’s Add-a-bag sleeve for travel.
—Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Early prototypes should validate only what’s essential and do it exceptionally well.
—Alex Gudilko, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Additionally, Singh said the 578 Baggy for men performed exceptionally well in Levi’s DTC channels.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Its carrying options are exceptionally versatile: choose from comfortable top handles with a leather wrap, an innovative magnetic shoulder strap system that cleverly converts into backpack straps, or slide it over luggage handles using Tumi’s Add-a-bag sleeve for travel.
—Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Early prototypes should validate only what’s essential and do it exceptionally well.
—Alex Gudilko, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptionally
Adverb
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It’s coated in a thin layer of real gold – not just to look fancy, but because gold reflects infrared light extremely well.—
Adi Foord,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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Dreams of taking a reliable census of exoplanetary life in the galaxy may thus inherently be extremely limited.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adverb
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Sour Strawberry Candy Belts These sour straws are almost too chewy, but incredibly satisfying.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 July 2025
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This particular trick works incredibly well for window and standing air conditioners, since their output is already focused in a single area of the home.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
Adverb
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During the 1930s, the John Day Company found novels about China to be immensely profitable—but interest in such books had fallen since World War II, and the publisher urgently needed to make money.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
26 July 2025
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What helped immensely was not having to rely on any prosthetics or motion capture to give him the appearance of one eye, since that was all done in post-production.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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“Exceptionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptionally. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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