as in extremely
to a great degree
that's some seriously good pie
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Recent Examples of seriously
Ciesla said the Northbrook Caucus candidates took the challengers seriously.
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The site’s activewear label, FP Movement, has some seriously cute pieces that are also practical for activities like Pilates, running, HIIT classes, and more.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
For the sake of your retirement, think seriously about spring cleaning your retirement finances!
—Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The industry faces scrutiny after a pedestrian was seriously injured in October 2023 by a General Motors Cruise vehicle.
—David Shephardson, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The site’s activewear label, FP Movement, has some seriously cute pieces that are also practical for activities like Pilates, running, HIIT classes, and more.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
For the sake of your retirement, think seriously about spring cleaning your retirement finances!
—Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The industry faces scrutiny after a pedestrian was seriously injured in October 2023 by a General Motors Cruise vehicle.
—David Shephardson, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seriously
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seriously
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Foreign governments have been upping their travel warnings, too, especially for transgender travelers, to use one example.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Drinking more water really is key to glowing skin, an extra few hours of sleep does more… Accessorize Pearl Jam Pearls are back, as one look at the Paris runways will attest.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Season 4, the challenges don’t quite stack up, and there’s a reluctance on the creators’ part to really sink their teeth into the whirlwind of producing late-night TV.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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In 2023, carjacking rates within Washington were so high, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) devised an undercover operation to take down an 18-year-old repeat offender who was allegedly working with other teenagers.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Seriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seriously. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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