1
as in sadly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed
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as in terribly
to a great degree
completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat
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Recent Examples of sorely
Atlanta sorely misses former National League MVP Ronald Acuna, Jr., due back in May from his second torn ACL in four seasons, not to mention Profar, his replacement at the top of the lineup.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Foy’s tantrums and antics as Anne Boylen are sorely missed, yet this era of the Tudor court is not without its drama.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Brunson is the engine that keeps this team going and his presence has been sorely missed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The fictional Gordon clan, no doubt, are a product of a sorely dysfunctional childhood.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Foy’s tantrums and antics as Anne Boylen are sorely missed, yet this era of the Tudor court is not without its drama.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Mar. 2025
Brunson is the engine that keeps this team going and his presence has been sorely missed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The fictional Gordon clan, no doubt, are a product of a sorely dysfunctional childhood.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
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The hot tub in said stand isn’t open, sadly, but its ground floor is, for people to buy lager, ice cream, coffee, tacos, cocktails and, of course, Pimms.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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John Lennon’s one and, sadly, only full-length post-Beatles concert, a charity event in 1972 at Madison Square Garden, can now be experienced in IMAX.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
13 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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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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The attack left parts of the residence badly burned, though no one was injured.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, 48 percent said the tariffs were the right idea but they had been executed badly.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 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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The Cleveland Browns are desperately searching for a new quarterback this offseason.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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With the season now having hit its halfway point, with only four more episodes to go, here are some of the questions that The White Lotus' legion of die-hard fans desperately want answered.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 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
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Many more children were affected by the bombing, too.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 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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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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