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as in extremely
to a great degree
every volunteer contributed mightily to the cause
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as in hard
with great effort or determination
struggled mightily to climb up the steep cliff
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as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner
it is a foregone conclusion that the President's supporters will mightily applaud virtually every line of the speech
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The preview doesn’t offer up much in terms of storyline — has the digital world of Tron invaded reality, with light cycles splitting actual police cars in half, or have graphics in the simulation improved mightily over the past decades?
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Missing Davis, the Mavericks' best all-around player, will hurt mightily.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Philadelphia, meanwhile, has struggled mightily against Eastern Conference foes, posting a 14-34 mark.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The documentary shows Duran, who came up as a second baseman and transitioned to the outfield largely at the big-league level, struggling mightily through the end of 2021 and particularly 2022.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Missing Davis, the Mavericks' best all-around player, will hurt mightily.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Philadelphia, meanwhile, has struggled mightily against Eastern Conference foes, posting a 14-34 mark.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The documentary shows Duran, who came up as a second baseman and transitioned to the outfield largely at the big-league level, struggling mightily through the end of 2021 and particularly 2022.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mightily
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The present is extremely uninspiring, but the future is … well, maybe not bright, but at least mildly luminous.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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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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This is a team that works hard but maybe not smart, and the Islanders turned pucks over from the start Thursday and didn’t stop until the Rangers hung a nine-spot on the UBS Arena scoreboard.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Fox News, the Newsom administration is concerned that retaliatory tariffs could hit California hard, with major impact on agriculture, manufacturing and trade.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Finishing the Premier League campaign as strongly as possible would be to United’s financial benefit anyway.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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What's the difference between the highs from Delta 8 and 10 to Delta 9? Delta 9 attaches to the body's endocannabinoid system more strongly than Delta 8 and Delta 10, meaning its effects are more potent, according to Leafwell.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
19 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
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Increase heat and simmer vigorously until pasta is al dente, about 10 minutes.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Over the 180 pages that followed, the case was vigorously made.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 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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Lennon, meanwhile, brought a very different perspective.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 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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That impact was powerfully demonstrated at the President’s Cup PGA tournament at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The movie powerfully conveys the eerie sense of experiencing history in the present tense.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mightily. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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